When Justin Timberlake ripped off the right outer garment covering Janet Jackson's chest during the Super Bowl Halftime Show, more was exposed than Jackson's bare breast with its ornamental nipple ring.
The timing and story about the plot and the plotter raise important questions about the present motivations of the Bush Administration and US government's policies.
Perhaps the words of the Roman historian, Tacitus, concerning the conquering of Carthage would better apply: "Where they make a desert, they call it peace."
It's sooner than you think and the sooner we plan to try to stop the war, or, at least, deter the worst ravages of such a war, the better for all concerned.
The career trajectory of the chairman of the Carlyle Group through the government and into private industry reveals much about the meaning and influence of the military-industrial complex.