BAD HOLOCAUST ANALOGY, II

A Washington Post article about allegations of "torture" at Guantanamo Bay contains this curious paragraph:

Detainee lawyers likened the tactics to Nazis shaving the beards of orthodox Jews or artists dunking a crucifix in urine to shock Christians. "They're exploiting religious beliefs to break them down, to destroy them," said Michael Ratner of the Center for Constitutional Rights, which represents several dozen detainees. "What they're doing, it reminds me of a pornographic Web site--it's like the fantasy of all these S&M clubs."

The crucifix in urine is a reference to Andres Serrano's infamous photograph "Piss Christ." So let me get this right, not only is what the Nazis did to Jews the same as what the U.S. did at Guantanamo Bay (in this case using female interrogators) but it's also no worse than offensive art, pornographic Web sites, and S&M clubs. I'm sure our murdered relatives appreciate the comparisons.