Oh man. The order of occupation in Fallujah has some really unnerving aspects. Prank Monkey: Fallujah Gets Flair --

So not only are we occupiers in Iraq, we're now genetically tagging citizens, making them wear identity badges on their clothes, and forcing them into manual labor to clean-up the city we destroyed (in order to save it).

In truth, it reminds me of nothing so much as The Wave, the high school experiment cum After School Special where a teacher allows his students to show themselves just how easy it is to turn into fascists:

A thought-provoking dramatization of an actual classroom experiment on individualism vs. conformity in which a high school teacher formed his own "Reich" (called "The Wave") to show why the German people could so willingly embrace Nazism. This unflinching yet sensitive 1984 Emmy Award-winner raises critical questions: When does dedication to a group cross the line from loyalty to fanaticism? Does power corrupt? What is the nature of propaganda and mass persuasion? Can something like the Nazi Holocaust happen again? Grades 7-12. Color. 46 minutes."

Anyone else ever get the feeling that Iraq -- maybe the whole Bush administration -- is just a big social studies experiment gone wrong? If only it were over at the end of the semester... Say cool! Have a neat summer! Sorry for bombing your house and killing your family! Friends 4ever!