America's ability to pretend non-American things are American (AC/DC, Jesus, etc.) is another thing that makes us great.

First, there's nothing "jingoistic" about the bunny; there's no hint of bunny pride, nationalism, or even a greater community of bunnies.

Second, I think it's more likely that both BBB and the general "war on terror" narrative draw from the same basic story than that BBB was inspired by current events. People "mess with the wrong guy" every day in real life, no allegory required.

Just downloaded the audiobook. Nice flash widget--a painless user experience!