Matthew Hedges, our man in the UAE

[A Quiet Monkfish]

Am I alone in thinking this guy is a complete and utter prat ?

He describes himself as "an intelligence analyst at a cyber-intelligence firm in the UK" .

His latest reasearch covered battlefield technology, the UAE's repsonse to the Arab Spring, the UAE's relationship between civil and military, etc, etc.

Then waltzes all over the UAE interviewing ex- govt. officials, etc.

Whilst no-one would wish an innocent man to be imprisoned I can't help thinking he really was naive, at best, and maybe was involved in 'intelligence' in some small way..

[The Bloop]

The government certainly seem to invest a lot more time and effort trying to secure the release of some so-called 'academics'.
It's as if the government are concerned that they may divulge a bit more than they should if they stayed any longer.

[goats]

Am I alone in thinking this guy is a complete and utter prat ?

He describes himself as "an intelligence analyst at a cyber-intelligence firm in the UK" .

His latest reasearch covered battlefield technology, the UAE's repsonse to the Arab Spring, the UAE's relationship between civil and military, etc, etc.

Then waltzes all over the UAE interviewing ex- govt. officials, etc.

Whilst no-one would wish an innocent man to be imprisoned I can't help thinking he really was naive, at best, and maybe was involved in 'intelligence' in some small way..

He’s no 007 that’s for sure

[life on mars]

He’s no 007 that’s for sure

That's the new alleged world of spying though , hidden deep , unasuming , no Aston Martin, no weapons , no hope.

Intelligence gathering should be a degree entry qualification.

Change of goverment and all this sillyness , will be gone

[dml1954]

That's the new alleged world of spying though , hidden deep , unasuming , no Aston Martin, no weapons , no hope.

Intelligence gathering should be a degree entry qualification.

Change of goverment and all this sillyness , will be gone

Yeah, great - we will have Chairman Corbyn in charge and be following the model of Putins glorious squeaky clean Russia. Lovely.

[Des Parrot]

Whilst no-one would wish an innocent man to be imprisoned I can't help thinking he really was naive, at best, and maybe was involved in 'intelligence' in some small way..

Could have been worse, he could have been a missionary in the Indian Ocean!

[life on mars]

Yeah, great - we will have Chairman Corbyn in charge and be following the model of Putins glorious squeaky clean Russia. Lovely.

Hey careful , that old Rusky debate has been and gone, it was a western conspiracy , and now we move on,lets not pick on those poor Ruskies, we need new friends .

[Taunton Blue Genie]

]That's the new alleged world of spying though , hidden deep , unasuming , no Aston Martin, no weapons , no hope.[/B]

Intelligence gathering should be a degree entry qualification.

Change of goverment and all this sillyness , will be gone

Espionage was rarely about 007 ostentatious types.

[Wales-Bales]

Espionage was rarely about 007 ostentatious types.

Yep, they usually pose as embassy staff (a bit obvious), finance executives, charity workers or journalists.

[life on mars]

Yep, they usually pose as embassy staff (a bit obvious), finance executives, charity workers or journalists.

You can't say that ,thank god you didn't mention the BBC World Service , overseas volunteers , the bloody cat would truly be out of the bag ,because they (other countries ) dont know (sssssh its a secret )