Abscam is the name for the 1970's covert investigation of corrution in New Jersey politics. During that investigation, the FBI hired a con-man to work undercover as a Saudi Arabian sheik doling out favors and influence to congressmen and other politicians. In recent current events, the same concept of duping others by connections to Arab royalty or business has worked in the Iraq war. Black Operations or Black Op's outfits, so titled because of their sub-legal status as independent defense contractors, hired by Great Britain's Special Air Service or S.A.S. have gone undercover to identify and kill Iraqi suicide bombers. In the United States, Black Ops defense or military contractors have earned the nickname Beltway Bandits because their revolving door status with the CIA and the U.S. military. High level command officers leave government service only to sell military secrets to the highest bidders. It is a common accepted practice however corrupt and illegal it is.
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