In April of 1937, the holy Basque city of Guernica was bombed into oblivion. The Fascists spent the next many decades denying the atrocity had ever been committed.
It's important to remember Guernica, as it's important to remember Auschwitz and the Khmer Rhouge; as important it will be to remember Baghdad. The photograph above is that of the original Picasso masterpiece, Guernica, which is on permanent display at the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid. The piece depicts the nightmare that was Guernica on that April day; the children, their families and animals all screaming out in horror as the bombs drop upon them. A reproduction of this painting can be found at the United Nations in New York. It was installed there as a reminder. We should never forget. It is now draped and hidden from view, apparently at the request of the United States.
George Bush wants us to forget because it sends the wrong message, as the Facist Bush Administration sets out to Guernica-ize Baghdad.
Hide the painting. Silence the poets. What they don't see/hear, won't hurt 'em.
