I posted the short form of this as a comment on Major Danby's diary, then figured the long form might be worth a diary of its own.
Follow me below the fold for a modern-day version of Had Gaya, or the House that Jack Built, or the Old Woman who Swallowed a Spider.
This is the illegal war that killed 600,000 people.
This is the lie that led to the illegal war that killed 600,000 people.
This is the truth that exposed the lie that led to the illegal war that killed 600,000 people.
This is the outing that avenged the truth that exposed the lie that led to the illegal war that killed 600,000 people.
This is the silence that covered up the outing that avenged the truth that exposed the lie that led to the illegal war that killed 600,000 people.
This is the commutation that covered up the silence that covered up the outing that avenged the truth that exposed the lie that led to the illegal war that killed 600,000 people.