When a term like the "Deep State" goes mainstream, you can be sure that there will be a lot of confusion and misunderstanding surrounding it. What is the Deep State? Everyone seems to have a different conception of it. Is it the SES? Is it the plain-clothed generals that run the show? Is it the group of 8000 managers in 75 different federal agencies? Is it Booz Allen Hamilton, owned by the Carlyle Group? Are there deeper layers still – is it DARPA or IARPA? Is it NGOs like USAID and NED? This compilation exposes the Deep State.