The idea that anyone would hold any meeting with anyone without his knowledge/permission is absurd. Either or. Either he is IN CHARGE and DECIDES or he isn't and knows nothing about anything. Plausible deniability to protect him from charges of wrongdoing. Now seriously can you actually picture a person who says only he can fix it, he knows more than his generals and he is very smart..a stable genius..is gonna let anyone else call the shots? EITHER/OR. Either he is the brains behind EVERYTHING and decides everyth ing or he is kept out of the loop and is truthfully ignorant about anything others do. Which is more likely to be true? C'mon! Ya got a 50/50 chance of guessing wrong BUT ya got an equally 50/50 chance of guessing right!