“And Aaron shall cast lots upon two goats; one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the scapegoat.” — Leviticus 16:8 TIn biblical times one goat was sacrificed and a second goat, the ‘scapegoat’, was exiled into the wilderness as an atonement to ‘remove the burden of sin’ for others. In modern times, the ‘scapegoat’ is a person unfairly blamed for the shortcomings of others. On Dec. 7, 1941 at approximately 7:48 a.m., the first of two waves of Japanese aircraft swept in from northwest of the Hawaiian Islands to unceremoniously welcome the United States of American into World War II. It was
Dereliction of duty or political scapegoat?