EDITORS—This tweet by Glenn Greenwald yesterday reminded us of the necessity to warn people against falling for the inevitable gush of phony praise upon the death of one of the great scumbags of our time, a man who managed to stand out in a crowded field of despicable criminals and phonies in the service of imperialism and entrenched privilege, while waving the flag of patriotism.  In fact, even his military credentials are contested —and by fellow vets no less, many of whom have a completely different take on this opportunistic and sociopathic politician.