[The Raven]

>>"According to some estimates we cannot track $2.3 trillion in transactions"

Could that be the secret CIA budget. It comes from somewhere.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

You have to remember that the IRS is likewise unable to audit its books . . .

[hinckley buzzard]

I recall the "black projects" of the 60's and 70's, which referred to secret R&D by the DoD and CIA. Off the books so leaky leftwing Congressmen couldn't blow national security for the sake of political posturing.

Lots of critics used this "Pentagon waste" as a straw man, but when Desert Storm began, the fruits of these projects amazed the world. Even more so today in Afghanistan.

Nevertheless, it has never been a secret that defense spending is a veritable orchard of low-hanging fruit for various breeds of crooks, thieves, and scam-artists, both within the gov. and outside in the private sector. Go get 'em, Rummy.