Until Guantanamo is converted into a bird sanctuary, perhaps its detention facility could be renamed the George Bush Swing Set, or the Harry Harris Hanging Parlor.
Roy Edroso at alicublog offers the drollest, darkest follow-up: "Fox News announced it would refer henceforth to such suicides as 'homicide suicides,' to let viewers know that they were actually attacks on American self-esteem."
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