smiddy3:
smiddy3 is right friends!
I have documents where the President of the Watchtower (Knorr), wrote a letter to the Secretary Of State asking for favors, and gave the government official his entire schedule of where he was going on his trips step by step. The entire schedule of the President of the Watchtower. Not even other members of the governing body knew Knorr's schedule.
In 1915 to 1916, Russell wrote letters to the Secretary Of State discussing "political" and "military" strategy concerning Japan taking land from the Philippines.
Russell even suggested putting a "military" base in the Philippines and taking land "by-force" if necessary. This is what high ranking Generals do at wartime. They talk over strategy!
The governments will always have the power to tell the Watchtower to jump, and all the Watchtower will do is ask, HOW HIGH?
Grandpa!