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...and yeah... that's basically it.
You are a fool for asking such a question. Do you realize what you are getting yourself into?! The magnitude of what you've uncovered... the extent... it is beyond your comprehension. It is an apparatus bigger than any one man, any one country, or any one motivation.
It is the Invisible Hand.
It is Majestic 13.
Now, you may notice that I have a similar iconograph for my gravatar as well. Do not let this concern you. We are not ready to be introduced yet. I suggest you put your nose to the pavement and do your job. If you keep digging this hole, you might find yourself buried. Turn back, for your own safety, and for the safety of all your loved ones.
Actually, now that I've revealed our secret society to you, I'm afraid I'm going to have to activate your killswitch. Another fifty billion dollars down the drain.
(Tongue in cheek vague Deus Ex reference; if you take this as serious, you have a problem.)