Hubbie is always pulling me back from my own conspiracy theories, LOL, but you gotta wonder how much is "conspiracy" and how much is really just an open game of chess.
Thats why Douglas Valentine lets the agents tell their own stories and tries not to present his opinion on what they do, apparently many don't fit into normal society which suits their occupation because of what they are involved in (eg international drug dealing, funding terrorists, false flags, hits, torture etc).
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Phoenix-Program-Douglas-Valentine/dp/0595007384