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I have an alternative reading: Maybe Guernica resembles Abu Ghraib in that both were locations at which the pretenses of the West to a uniquely civilized society were shown to be, if not entirely false, then partly so. That, I would suggest, might be more useful than an exercise in casuistic analysis of historical metaphors that were never meant to hold literally (otherwise they would not be metaphors).

On the other hand, it does take some balls for someone who insists on a precise equation of Islamic fundamentalism and fascism to criticize others for seeking edification through historical analogy. Come see what I mean.