Return of the Knights Templar…

The Bunny and I were having a discussion, or more accurately, the Bunny was reminding me about something, and it took him three hours to do so. Non-stop. Bunnies are quite chatty if you are willing to sit and listen.

The monologue was about the cyclical nature of history. The Knights Templar, and the fact that the whole of the Crusades (vol.1 and 2) for that matter were religiously driven on both sides. The Bunny felt that we were once again at this point in time.

I did a little reading, and found this article about the current religiously-justified mind-set prevalent in dee-cee (http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/051205fa_fact).

It is a somewhat chilling read, especially the parts about being “in the grey area” and “being held prisoner and not knowing it”. Apparently the US Air Force is about to become the avenging angels of god, and that all is required is a complete abandonment of common sense relative to target-acquisition, combat-forward-air-control, and one immense sense of faith in a population that permits “honor killings” of abducted teenage girls and “sullied” women (http://www.kwahk.org/index.asp?id=77) and (http://www.peacewomen.org/news/Iraq/May05/honour.html).

So. The Bunny sits and watches as I contemplate this current event, and I am certain he will sit there and wait until I have something worth listening to. Or, he will go find a carrot somewhere, as he knows there is nothing I can say to salve this horrible feeling in my soul.