"I'm talking about people having a good time..."

A caller to the Rush show commented (as reported by Wonkette ) that the now famous stack of naked Iraqiis was "like a college fraternity prank."

RUSH: Exactly. Exactly my point! This is no different than what happens at the skull and bones initiation and we're going to ruin people's lives over it and we're going to hamper our military effort, and then we are going to really hammer them because they had a good time. You know, these people are being fired at every day. I'm talking about people having a good time, these people, you ever heard of emotional release? You of heard of need to blow some steam off?

Okay two basic thoughts. If Rush is right and this is how the Skull and Bones initiation happens is he calling GWB and JKF man-pyramid-making-queers? And if not, wouldn't that be a great phrase.

Second, the last time I checked torture and humiliation weren't made acceptable when you were fired upon. Haven't read the Geneva convention, but I'm guessing it doesn't include a "unless you need to blow some steam off" clause.

Like wonkette, I'm shocked by RL's comfortability with the seemingly homoerotic nature of the crime. Oh, right, it's okay to be naked and simulate anal sex with other men as long as it's for a frat. In fact then it's manly, and a birthright of the ruling class. Weird.