January 05, 2005
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.
Earlier: Decepticons, Autobots, and the Ukrainians
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posted by adm at January 5, 2005 07:10 PM
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