My 2 cents: Countries/Governments/Militaries have always and will always do dodgy things with the intention of keeping the citizenry in the dark and blissfully ignorant of the dangers of the real world.
Sometimes dodgy deals with dodgy people and/or doing dodgy things is the only option. Whether we like it or not Secrets = Security and there's a reason why not too long ago people like JA would be shot at dawn.
