Whoa, hold on there...
In spite of the sad state of affairs, some optimism is warranted if you read the links I posted.
Any such "nefarious cabal of evil doers" can't long exist in the light of day.
Certainly, we already know that we discover evidence has been destroyed or manufactured (Enron), and disinformation etc. has been raised to an art form.
Were this a complete autocracy, we wouldn't know even that much.
We can assemble the real picture of events that government and quasi-government groups have attempted to conceal, in a few cases.
Enough people care about this to get a few things done.
The Bamford link is a good example.
As long as the internet can be kept free, secrecy is bound to have difficulty. In the Information Age, contacts of public people become referenced in exponential ways, that are hard to prevent (except, of course, by hiding in 'undisclosed locations', having secret meetings etc). The computerized tools for assembling these pictures by an interested public are evolving as well.
Progress can be made, as long as we don't accept at face value that "it's all under control, trust me, I'm your government", and keep the pressure on for the timely truth.
"The Truth Shall Set You Free", after all.
It takes people to agree to conceal information, and where people are involved, the only thing preventing the truth from eventually coming out, is to shackle them, prevent them from keeping their own records, and assassinating them once you are done with them.
As long as we avoid what might be called the "politics of death", the body politic will right itself.
That's why it's important to avoid such things as secret tribunals, if ever such may lead to the secret death of an individual without public statements.
Similarly, it's a bit disconcerting to see "texas suicides" etc...
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