Excelent review as always. Thank You. 
I strongly suspect that Sark was ordered to have Sydney reviled. It may be a Sloane plot to have Jack dependant on him to rescue Sydney. It might have been the plan for Sydney to be reveled once Sloane had gotten some things done and was ready to force Jack and Sydney onto his side by having them dependant on him for rescue and then dependant on him as enemies of the government to stay free.
The NSC is not so much a agency as it is a part of the White House staff. The head of the NSC is the President himself. Originally it is my recall that the NSC started as just a committee of the President, Chief of Staff, CIA head, National Security advisor, Chairman of the Joint Cheifs of staff and now the Head of homeland security. But just like on West Wing the NSC does have a staff now to provide information. The staff is made up of both military aids and civilian staff. On the West Wing you see the NSC in action anytime the President goes into the situation room.
I have assumed that Lindsy is a key presidential aide per that plays golf with the President comment. Lindsy also holds the position of director of the NSC staff of which Lauren is a member.
Above reason is why I find it very believable that Lindsy could pull rank in this situation. Although legally Lindsy and Lauren both are just presidential staff and have no legal power of their own they have a great deal of power whenever the President delegates a task to them.
Again you can see how this works on West Wing where one of the key staff characters give instructions to a Secritary of a department even though legally the Secritary greatly out ranks them.
I strongly suspect that Sark was ordered to have Sydney reviled. It may be a Sloane plot to have Jack dependant on him to rescue Sydney. It might have been the plan for Sydney to be reveled once Sloane had gotten some things done and was ready to force Jack and Sydney onto his side by having them dependant on him for rescue and then dependant on him as enemies of the government to stay free.
The NSC is not so much a agency as it is a part of the White House staff. The head of the NSC is the President himself. Originally it is my recall that the NSC started as just a committee of the President, Chief of Staff, CIA head, National Security advisor, Chairman of the Joint Cheifs of staff and now the Head of homeland security. But just like on West Wing the NSC does have a staff now to provide information. The staff is made up of both military aids and civilian staff. On the West Wing you see the NSC in action anytime the President goes into the situation room.
I have assumed that Lindsy is a key presidential aide per that plays golf with the President comment. Lindsy also holds the position of director of the NSC staff of which Lauren is a member.
Above reason is why I find it very believable that Lindsy could pull rank in this situation. Although legally Lindsy and Lauren both are just presidential staff and have no legal power of their own they have a great deal of power whenever the President delegates a task to them.
Again you can see how this works on West Wing where one of the key staff characters give instructions to a Secritary of a department even though legally the Secritary greatly out ranks them.
