There is also Dana Priest's book, "Top Secret Nation"
That being said, I am not sure how much of this is an organized conspiracy vs. bureaucratic entrenchment of known and familiar practices, defending one's turf, prolonging employment, etc....sometimes these things take on lives of their own.
The real question I guess you are asking is whether the deep state has its own entirely separate objectives or even philosophical tenets and if so what are these.
That being said, I am not sure how much of this is an organized conspiracy vs. bureaucratic entrenchment of known and familiar practices, defending one's turf, prolonging employment, etc....sometimes these things take on lives of their own.