If there's one thing that drives me crazy its the replacement of "apologies" with "statements of regrets." Salon's article about Leni Riefenstahl discusses a recent controversy in which she claimed not to know that the extras for one of her films had come from a concentration camp. The article says,

Riefenstahl issued a statement through Kettner that her remarks were a "misunderstanding" and that she "regretted" the persecution of Gypsies.

Good grief, if you need to make a statement to prove that you "regret" that tens of thousands of people were murdered, then there's something wrong with you. Why is no one willing to take responsibility? Of course you "regret" that something bad happened, or at least that you got caught. Apologizing is about standing up and taking some responsibility. Its enough to drive me crazy.

"i regret the unhappy circumstances of the last seven days..."
"unhappy circumstances? you padlocked our doors!"
--Rent