Star Wars, Eh? Not On My Watch....

The former Canadian Minister of Defense, Paul Hellyer, is assembling a team to educate his government on "one of the most important problems facing our planet today" - intergalactic war.

Exopolitics. Negotiating with ET. Doing everything possible to avoid a War of the Worlds and having to listen to Dakota Fanning scream for the rest of our lives.

The biggest threat to compromising the delicate balance of interstellar peace? Bushitler, of course:

The Bush administration has finally agreed to let the military build a forward base on the moon, which will put them in a better position to keep track of the goings and comings of the visitors from space, and to shoot at them, if they so decide.

All for the oil, naturally.

The United States military are preparing weapons which could be used against the aliens, and they could get us into an intergalactic war without us ever having any warning.

If only we had a fully armed and operational battle station. Bush is such a slave driver. We need more men!

If you have a spare minute, I suggest strapping on your tin foil hat and venturing on over to the Star Dreams Initiative, just to bring yourself up to speed.

In the meantime, pop in Signs, bust out your baby monitors, place numerous glasses of water throughout your home, and start taking notes.

And keep your Louisville Slugger handy.... just in case.