War Criminal Honored: National Cathedral Forgets 'Thou Shalt Not Kill'
The New York Times video celebrates Dick Cheney's honor at Washington National Cathedral, noting an "unusual mix of Democrats and Republicans" paying tribute to his post-9/11 "aggressive response against terrorism." (Aggressive, indeed—like pushing for a war based on fabricated WMDs, leading to over 200,000 direct civilian casualties in Iraq alone, according to Brown University's Costs of War
Project ). It seems the definition of 'honor' has expanded to include orchestrating mass death and destabilizing entire regions for profit. While Democrats and Republicans lined up to applaud Cheney, perhaps they conveniently forgot his fervent advocacy for 'enhanced interrogation techniques' (read: torture) or his role in transforming the Patriot Act into a surveillance state on steroids. The
Cathedral, a spiritual sanctuary, saw fit to sanctify a man whose policies are still fueling extremist groups and earning the U.S. eternal enemies. One wonders if the sermons included a segment on accountability, or if that part was just for the plebs.