> They don't care about profits. This isn't really true in general: intelligence agencies often want access to funds with less/no oversight from (or to skirt c

> They don't care about profits. This isn't really true in general: intelligence agencies often want access to funds with less/no oversight from (or to skirt controls enacted by) other parts of the government. As an example, that was the dynamic at the basis of the Iran-Contra affair in the US.