Bin Laden Bites!

November 20, 2009 at 1:17 am
Oddness from across the Pond.

US troops wanting chocolate in Afghanistan could soon be eating dairy-free treats bearing the image of Osama bin Laden.

A chocolatier and longtime People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals supporter is making the special vegan chocolates for the troops after reading about how difficult it was to get chocolate in AfghanistanThe so-called “Bin Laden Bites” give the troops the chance to bite his head off, a news release from PETA said.

As the saying goes, it’s the thought that counts, and, hey, there could be some who are allergic to milk. Either way, chocolate is chocolate when you are in a war zone. What about the Iraqi troops, though?

In addition to supporting the troops and protesting the Sept. 11 attacks, PETA said it also wanted to use the chocolates to protest bin Laden’s torture and killing of animals during and in the days following the World Trade Center attacks, when their guardians were killed, leaving the animals to die of dehydration, starvation or exposure to toxic fumes.

Sigh. While certainly noble in concept, hopefully they remember that 3,000 people also died that day, not to mention of people being injured and affected,. At least PETA, unlike so many on the left, hate Osama, so, credit where credit is due. Even if a bit wonky.