I not the type to join in on such 'tin foil hat' conspiracies, but you may have something here...
understood re tin-foil. fair to say that claiming the same about the USSR in the 40s-50's that has to some degree been confirmed now would have been considered tin foil also. you can bet various US intelligence agencies are certainly involved in covertly trying to influence outcomes in other countries we have an interest in.
IOW everyone does it.