This article reads like the back-story of a season of 24... Owner of intelligence-agency-for-hire is "determined to remain a player." President/government has

This article reads like the back-story of a season of 24... Owner of intelligence-agency-for-hire is "determined to remain a player." President/government has a different take on things and attempts to shut down the agency. Agency plants WMDs on American soil in order to distract country and guarantee relevance. Wait. That was a season of 24. Oh well. In actuality I'm surprised at myself for being surprised that such outfits exist.