For George Bush, there are two types of murder.
The first type is very very bad indeed. George is so sure of this, he uses his ultimate legislative power as president to stamp it out. Dirty, nasty murder. Gone. Sure, there are some liberals who would justify this terrible crime as vital, life-saving medical research, but they’re crazy.
The second type isn’t so bad at all, really. It’s a bit messy, especially as it involves people throwing vast quantities of explosives at civilians, something that those liberals would describe as war crimes, but never mind. George isn’t going to get involved and stop the whole thing because he thinks he’s backed the winner. Besides, a ceasefire wouldn’t sit too well with his big plans for the world.
[Edit, 21 June: A blog post from Jyoti Mishra brought my attention to the excellent graphic on the front of Independent]