First, the concept of government must be redefined, because there exists the government of 'we the people', elected and appointed officials, public representatives, the executive, legislative and judicial branches, etc, etc, a la your standard junior high civics course.
But then, there is also the unacknowledged 'government': the 'government' of deep cover, deep black projects, contract agents and companies, and shadowy mid-level functionaries whose task it is to ensure that the government of 'we the people' knows little or nothing about the unacknowledged 'government'.
The right hand does not know - or often want to know - what the left hand is doing....
Unacknowledged
by Steven M. Greer, M.D.
Copyright 1996