Intergalactic Dioxin Poisoning?
We are all familiar with the disfiguring effects that dioxin poisoning had on Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko:
But in watching Return of the Jedi last night, it occurred to me that dioxin poisoning might be to blame for the disfigurement of another prominent politician:
Unlike Palpatine, Yushchenko apparently can't use the Force to mask his true appearance.
ps. After I began writing this post, I discovered a couple of other people had suggested the same thing, but I already made the screen shots, so I figured I'd just go ahead and provide the visual reference.
