Like a scenario from a high-tech political thriller with Orwellian overtones, the fleecing of America is occurring right in front of our disbelieving eyes. Through years of induced passivity and using the people's innate pride and loyalty against them, the infrastructure was put in place and the sting was executed.

Hell, it's going on now.

The fraudulent grounds for what will be an even larger haul than what was bagged by The Shakedown in Iraq have been...