I’ve seen how agencies operate when they’re given unchecked power. It’s not about direct orders — it’s about creating environments where certain behaviors are allowed, even encouraged, as long as they serve a larger purpose. The CIA didn’t need to tell Ross what to do; they just needed to let him operate in a space where their interests aligned. The real question isn’t whether they directed him, but whether they knew and chose to look away. And if they knew, then they were complicit. That’s how systems like this work.