How DARE you mock their religion!? How DARE this evil administration do such things? The media is outraged by just about everything and anything the current US government does (unless a popular democrat is involved). I could see the media becoming outraged by Bush not wearing matching socks to talk to the White House Press Corp. Would he really suffer that much more grief over it?
On the other hand, it would be the administration using the media to its advantage, just as the terrorists do. What better way to get the word out that the US will NOT tolerate terrorism anymore than doing something that the media will repeat over and over again?

You start with pigs blood on the ordnance. If that helps, next you could coat the outside of Humvees and transport trucks with bacon fat. Put a pig in the hold of commercial airplanes...well maybe that's a stretch.

Originally posted by: auraloffalwaffle

Originally posted by: starkiller
I believe it should be fair game to take advantage of those fears.

Originally posted by: Governor Tarkin
Fear will keep the local systems in line.

Interesting thought, but I think the situations are too different:
1. Tarkin is referring to using the Death Star against Imperial populations that are showing a level of disloyalty to the Empire. A better RL comparison would be if Bush decided to bomb Berkley University, UW-Madison or the home office of the New York Times.

2. The Death Star was a very indiscriminant weapon of mass destruction, destroying both friend and foe, guilty and innocent. I would not dare propose using anything like this on just anyone.