Star Wars, Anti Bush? I think not!

Although some liberal conspiracy theorists want to analogize Star Wars episode III, with President Bush, not only do I fail to see the connection, I think the opposite is true.

In Star Wars, the traditional force of good in the universe, the Jedi council, has been branded as evil and trying to take over the universe, by the leader of the evil men, Palpatine. In the real world, the traditional force of good in the world, the United States, has been branded as evil and trying to take over the world by those evil people who seek to undermine it. Palpatine also convinces Skywalker to support him, a dictator, in his quest for "peace." This reminds me of the so-called peace protesters who would support a dictator (Saddam) in their quest for "peace."

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - A powerful leader moves to suspend civil liberties to defend the republic during a time of war. The subject of political debate in Washington? No, it's the new "Star Wars" movie.

"Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith" has barely hit screens, but political activists are already drawing heated comparisons between Darth Vader's battle in a galaxy far, far away and Bush's war on terror.

George Lucas's sixth and final offering in the classic film series is stirring up a hornet's nest of controversy in the United States, whether or not the director intended to bring modern politics into his sci-fi allegory.

"If you're not with me, you're my enemy," Anakin Skywalker, who goes to the "dark side" as the evil Lord Darth Vader, tells his onetime mentor, Obi-Wan Kenobi in one scene in the film that raked in a record 50 million dollars on its opening day in North America on Thursday.

The phrase eerily echoes Bush's warning to the world following the September 11, 2001 terror attacks on US targets: "Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists."

In another scene that has annoyed conservative groups and delighted liberals, Chancellor Palpatine exploits war fears to consolidate his power and turn the Republic into an empire ruled by him alone.

Senator Padme Amidala, played by Natalie Portman, watches the scen