By way of deception thou shalt lose your Empire

This article was written for the Unz Review: http://www.unz.com/tsaker/by-way-of-deception-thou-shalt-lose-your-empire/ “For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light” Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke (8:17) “There’s an old saying in Tennessee — I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you