There are two continuums of American history. One is the one most people live in, working, saving, investing, creating, paying taxes, etc. The second is the one inhabited by our State Dept., the CIA, and various entities, both group and individual, so "black" we can only detect them by a moral spectrometer. Is it any wonder that American history sounds like theater of the absurd? If this sounds a bit like The Matrix, it's because...well, you're not supposed to know. Just turn on American Idol and enjoy.