Matthew Hedges, our man in the UAE
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..
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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.
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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..
He’s no 007 that’s for sure
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goats
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
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life on mars
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.
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A Quiet Monkfish
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!
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dml1954
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 .
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]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.
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Taunton Blue Genie
Espionage was rarely about 007 ostentatious types.
Yep, they usually pose as embassy staff (a bit obvious), finance executives, charity workers or journalists.
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Wales-Bales
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 )
