Powell, Byrne and Wood are strange characters in all of this. They just seem out of place. Flynn is odd too. Post pardon Flynn definitely hasn't lived up to the 3 year, pre-pardon hype. Everything seems so contrived.
They could be based, but their placement in all of this is weird. Think of all the "Kraken" hype with Powell that never led to anything. Why? And why the hell did Byrne ever get involved in this? Wood seems cool, but he sure threw a lot of shit at the fan with no way of cleaning it up. Then you combine them all and it makes for a very strange brew.