[Marcov]

Some evidences support this question.

Firstly, in the second mission (The Place of Chariots), Beta wing is ordered to scan NTF cargo boxes, which, mysteriously, is unscannable. It is possible that Allied Command jammed the devices of those Terran fighters or something, since they didn't want to reveal ETAK yet; if ETAK is immediately discovered, Command'll have to order the Alliance to diminish this project, or else Command will sound ridicolous. Command only reveals it later in the game, once it's already completed and ready for use on the Shivans.

Secondly, in the third mission (The Romans Blunder), Alpha 2 argues that the Alliance hasn't set a blockade on the node. It seems somehow obvious that Command's reply is fake (they say that the blockade has been sent elswhere in the system to do important business), since swerving away from the destruction of a hostile flagship is an illogical tactic to perform.

Moreover, Bosch actually says his famous line:

"I regret your efforts to intercept us have failed, pilots. You would be well advised to question the wisdom of your leaders.

Bosch regrets that Alpha and Beta wing have failed in their mission to intercept his ship, most probably, since Command didn't want the Iceni to be destroyed in the first place. Bosch advises the player to "question the wisdom of the leaders", which further supports the theory that Command intentionally allowed Bosch to succeed in his communication of the Shivans. To "question the wisdom of your leaders" means that Command's wisdom may have been mistaken in the eyes of mere pilots, and that the real information, which was to allow Bosch to succeed, is top secret.

Why top secret? Of course, Command wouldn't want the populace to find out that they're actually supporting the enemy. To explain why communication with a nemesis that attacks for no reason, and killed billions of innocent lives, will be completely unheard of and tremendously hard to explain.

These are two logical evidences that I've picked up on supporting this statement of Command allowing Bosch to use his ETAK.

[Hades]

They let Bosch escape to allow him to finish ETAK so they could steal it later, which is why there's no missions involving chasing him until later.

[Marcov]

Probably the main point is that Bosch was actually good luck for the GTVA since he's one guy who looks hostile and communicates to Shivans, giving the GTVA benefit whilst stopping the masses from cursing Command for their intentions on Bosch.

[General Battuta]

yeah we've known this for ten years or so, it's a pretty clever bit of implied storytelling on V's part

[Snail]

Other instances include the miraculous coincidence of the Colossus powering-down in "Endgame" as well as Command ordering the 203rd not to engage the Iceni in "Speaking in Tongues".

[Mobius]

At first I thought the GTVA were actually afraid of the Iceni. If it was related to ETAK, believed to be a weapon of mass destruction, it also was a powerful opponent to face in battle. For the record, it may have pulverized the task force sent to blockade the Sirius jump node in Deneb.

Obviously, this doesn't explain many other episodes, but IMHO it's still worth some consideration.

[Hades]

At first I thought the GTVA were actually afraid of the Iceni. If it was related to ETAK, believed to be a weapon of mass destruction, it also was a powerful opponent to face in battle. For the record, it may have pulverized the task force sent to blockade the Sirius jump node in Deneb.

Obviously, this doesn't explain many other episodes, but IMHO it's still worth some consideration.

It's not worth any consideration since there were no debris present when the player jumps in and command tells you the blockade force had been moved away.

Saying it was because they feared the Iceni would be an inconsistency more than anything.

[General Battuta]

yeah the iceni definitely didn't blow up the blockade, command let bosch escape

fortunately we can all live with being pawns because the game makes sense

[Mobius]

I was refering to a risk, not a known fact. Command may have moved the task force away because the GTVA were afraid of ETAK.

[NGTM-1R]

At first I thought the GTVA were actually afraid of the Iceni. If it was related to ETAK, believed to be a weapon of mass destruction, it also was a powerful opponent to face in battle.

This part is relevant regardless. Unlikely, but relevant. Certainly that was the tale the GTVA was spinning to people at the point of fire; if some of them reacted to it that way, I would not be surprised.

It's also not necessarily certain the Command, as in the guy who speaks to you, really knew anything more than you did.

[Buckshee Rounds]

I've always wondered what that deep voiced black guy's job really was, I mean was he the CinC of the GTVA armada or just a lowly dispatch?

[Dragon]

I think he was just a comms officer, admiral won't bother with talking to fighter pilots.

[Mobius]

I too believe it was a comms officer. Just notice how many times he says "we"... doesn't really sound like the guy who decides what to do.

[Charismatic]

But at the same time comms officers are not lowely. The fighteres decide the fate of most capital ships, and even destroyers in some big battles. Its not too unlikely that the Captain or Admiral of a cap ship would speak directly with the fighter pilots giving them real time instructions in what to target etc.

[Mobius]

Well, it happens in Admiral Petrarch's case.

[Dragon]

Admirals have better things to do most of the time.

[Mars]

Executive officer?

[Black Wolf]

He may have been third fleet command's liason to the Aquitaine or something, explains why you only ever got the one command guy.

[Dilmah G]

He was probably one of these guys.

[Marcov]

I think that that black guy is really a comms officer, and that Admirals don't really speak to pilots since they were busy doing paperwork or something, or, while fighting, the Admiral is too busy commanding his gunners and crew.

Also, Command is always referred to as a "they", so it's obvious that the guy you see onscreen is simply a communications guy, and Command is an entire structure of GTVA personnel.