At this point, I think he is so desparate he has become psychotic.
It's probably silly of me, but, I tend to avoid the 'crazy' explanation when there are perfectly 'rational' (if bizarre) options available.
Scientology stretches that paradigm a bit, but, I've been saying for years that what makes the theories of 'outsiders' (whether lawyers or the CIA etc.) taking over Scientology was that, if they did so, the *last* thing they would want was the kind of broad and counter-productive insanity the 'Church' is now known for.
Lawyers would economize and try to maximize whatever cash inflow they could; the CIA would try to stay 'under the radar' and hopefully just let the organization disappear into insignificance.
There would be no 'outrages', 'court cases', 'Fair Game', harassment, abuses, or political shenanigans. 'Outsiders' exploiting Scientology, either for its 'cashflow' or its 'magic powerz' don't need OSA *or* the Sea Org.
It would be about either 'extracting the last/best profit before shutting down' or 'exploiting the gnarly OT Tech without drawing attention to it'.
The only people who would run the Cult like the Cult has been *run* for the past 20 years are *True Believers*, who actually *do* think they will 'Clear the Planet'.
And, 'true believers' would *not* be lawyers or CIA Ops; they would be people like Davey and the Sea Org crew.
Now, what's occurring to me is that there *is* some sanity in bug-shit-crazy-Clamland.
Even a 'True Believer' may be able to see that the game is over since it hit the Internet. No more 'secret' levels and the 'PR Handling' of running around in circles till the wogs get tired is a bust, when The Internet Never Forgets, and your words from yesterday will always be around to haunt you tomorrow.
So, granting *some* level of rationality to the obvious insanity, I think Davey and Co. are divesting.
Scaring off the 'public' who might think that 'Scientology' belongs to them, or want their money back - You left! All by yourself! We don't owe you shit!
Dumping 'Upper Management' and long-time-Sea-Org personnel... 'you're fired! You're suppressive! Get out!'
A *sane* scenario would be to shrink 'Scientology' to the point where it's just Davey and his cronies and flunkies holding the whole bag of 'reserves' and 'assets' while everybody else is just breathing a sigh of relief for getting out before the crunch.
The danger is that the 'organization' may be prosecuted before it can dwindle into oblivion, but, what are his other options?
If he leaves now, he's a fugitive. If 'Scientology' leaves *him*, he's the last thetan standing and gets to keep the pot
Zinj