Though the story takes place between the two, its a very insulated plot - it takes place in a remote location and rarely moves outside of it. Aside from an opening chapter that deals with a meeting at Max / Hans Kruger's office, I don't remember anything taking place off the Karga (except some Kilrathi asides).
If WC4 is your favorite game, you'd likely really enjoy the book.
Did Bourne have to do with GE? I thought it had to do with simple training and that Touchstone / Blackbriar was about simple brainwashing and reprogramming? (I haven't read the books, mind you. I have three Ludlum books sitting next to me unopened as I type this).
To quote Sansky "This is sterile conjecture"
But I do agree with your thought process. Its been a while since I've read the books but I remember it being implied that Tolwyn originally reported to someone else higher up? I could be messing up my conspiracies though (
Belisarius Group?). I've no doubt someone outside of Tolwyn knew ... but that should prove how far-gone into crazyland he had gone: perpetuating a massive black ops group (involving an entire regiment? division? How many people does it take to run the BL space station AND man the TCS Vesuvius?) and conducting bioweapon experiments in an effort to demonize an outside populace that was innocent of hostilities.