akanaton is an interesting choice of handle check out the story of the real Akanaton.
Harvey has it right; the neocon disciples of the prophet Straus have a not very well hidden agenda to reverse all this untidy liberalism and political pragmatism to unite the American people in a simplistic fear and hatred of mythical and (for now) external threat.
Rumsfeld did this with the Russians in Reagon's time and now it's Al qaeda, which the Weasel worded Machiavellian hypocrite help set up.
PP