BBC NEWS | South Asia | Dead dove prompts Sri Lanka probe

The bird of peace, the symbol of Sri Lankan unity, the hope of a post-colonial nation drops dead in midflight, just after being launched by a Sri Lankan dignitary at a ceremony called for the occasion.

Stop it. I don't know what to say about this. It's just too easy. Read the article. At least irony takes corporeal form sometimes.

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Dead dove prompts Sri Lanka probe