Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis meeting with the United Arab Emirates' Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, UAE in February 2017.
Foreign Policy: Deep Pockets, Deep Cover: The UAE Is Paying Ex-CIA Officers to Build a Spy Empire in the Gulf
They hired Americans to professionalize their intelligence service. But how far can former U.S. spies go?
Not far from the northeastern Zayed Port in Abu Dhabi, in a typical modern Gulf villa framed on one side by an elegant swimming pool, Westerners are teaching Emiratis the tools of modern spycraft.
The day starts with the basics: a 10 a.m. seminar on Sunday morning is titled “What is intelligence?” On Thursday, the recruits learn how to operate in four- to six-man surveillance teams. Over the course of the first week, they embark on scavenger hunts intended to hone their problem-solving skills. The following weeks get more advanced — students are schooled on creating cover identities to use when attending galas with diplomats, they are taught how to groom intelligence assets, and they watch skits about recruiting Libyan sources.
The Emirati recruits also train at another site about 30 minutes outside downtown Abu Dhabi called “The Academy” — complete with gun ranges, barracks, and driving courses — reminiscent of the CIA’s “Farm” at Camp Peary, a training facility located in southeastern Virginia.
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Update: Spooks for Hire: UAE Recruits ex-CIA Agents to Build Modern Spy Agency - Reports (Sputnik).
WNU Editor: For these ex-U.S. intelligence officers it is all about the money .... and apparently there is a lot of money to it.
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Former Australian Major General Michael Simon "Mike" Hindmarsh AO, DSC, CSC, commands the UAE's Presidential Guard,
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/mercenaries-charge-uae-forces-fighting-yemen-764309832
It's not just the UAE's Civil Service, Corporations and Financial sectors that are reliant on senior Management from Western nations, but also every aspect of their National Security States.
It's quite the feudal model,
Imported serfs at the base of the pyramid, mercs through out the rest of the pyramid.
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