Agreed with blacksheep, however many people in high places, including presidents, have been members of secret societies such as the Skull&Bones, while policitians, business men and mafiosi in Italy were part of Freemasonry. Those memberships probably contributed to future business relationships between such individuals. For me what starts to get fiction are 'conspiracy' theories that claim that Obama, Putin, North Korea, China and Iran are all on the same side. Would be hilarious if true. The people believing those theories also believe that the Nazis, Japan, Russia and the US were allies during WWII all the while exterminating each other for show.