Another Wicked, Wicked Man From Persia

When I was growing up, this is one of the songs I remember singing on Purim (scroll down to the fourth song if you want to hear it):

O once there was a wicked, wicked man
And Haman was his name, sir
He would have murdered all the Jews
Though they were not to blame, sir
Oh, today we’ll merry merry be,
And nosh some hamentaschen...

To bring the song up to date:

O once there was a wicked, wicked man,

Khamainei was his name, sir

He wanted to nuke all the Jews

Though they were not to blame, sir...

It's hard to merry this Purim, though, knowing that the new Haman is still up and running, and that we live in the shadow of looming war.