"Often the term “conspiracy” is applied dismissively whenever one suggests that people who occupy positions of political and economic power are consciously dedicated to advancing their elite interests. Even when they openly profess their designs, there are those who deny that intent is involved." "Indeed, they meet in rooms: corporate boardrooms, Pentagon command rooms,... in the many conference rooms at the White House, the NSA, the CIA, or wherever."
Parenti, M. 1996. Dirty Truths. San Francisco: City Lights Books. Pages 173-174
