Gotterdammerung -- It's Not Just For Germans Any More

From another message board at the start of the end of the world:
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Definition of Götterdämmerung
: a collapse (as of a society or regime) marked by catastrophic violence and disorder
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Gareth Porter's article today at Truthout is essential reading in understanding the treasonous action of our military industrial complex, which is willing to nuke all or part of the American people in exchange for wealth and power. It connects not only Cheney and Rumsfeld, but, without mentioning him, James Comey, who was Lockheed counsel and thus part of the proliferation lobby dedicated to destroying nuclear disarmament.

Juan Cole has appeared at several NetRoots meetups, long before the sell-out nature of the great orange Satan became so visible. He is one of the finest students and writers about the Muddle East that I have had the pleasure to meet. Today's article is by his contributor, Rebecca Gordon, who just authored Not al-Qaeda: Abu Zubayda as Bush’s Mengele Experiment