It doesn't discredit exmembers at all to question those possibilities. I remember when the FFing rev. was hinted at. I remember thinking that it could not be what I was thinking. But it was. Berg turned into the undeniable pimp daddy of em all and turned out the women in the name of Jesus. Then came the beginnings of child/adult sex, also in the name of God. The camps were talked about in "Marry Time" or around that time of that letter, and those were made into reality. I got out around this time. Who at the beginning of the family would have imagined what all it would turn into? It is a fact that org. crime figures were FFed along with city fathers and "important" people. I began to see people fighting over their "fish"...
In the early days, someone had a "prophetic" dream about the "endtime" and Big Josh was carrying around a gun of some sort. The implication was that in the end time, the family would likely be engaged in literal physical defense/guerilla style warfare. Perhaps at the time that things like "The School" etc. as perceived by the Fam. were in place. I would be interested to hear more updates of how the family has devolved since the Manilla episode. They have definitely dealt in high crimes. (Forged passports, prostitution, pedophilia, tax evasion, manipulation of government officials, etc.) No doubt about that. I think when people publish something they wonder about, it might strike a chord with others who have information about other illegal family operations. As long as it is clear what is wondered about and what is fact. So far, that seems really clear to me!