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Originally Posted by theking
Basically...outside normal diplomatic duties they are all spies...and in his case it sounds as if he may have been some type of body guard.
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Pretty much. I just read a book called "Spy Dust" which pretty much said everyone working in an Embassy worked for the CIA in one form or another. Some are more active than others; Some just quietly report about what they see, and yet others are CIA agents sent over to act strange, get the other side's attention, and keep them distracted while other stuff goes down. Highly amusing, lots of games.
I'm also reading a book right now called Ghost Wars, talking about intelligence efforts by the US in the Middle East. I was stunned to read about how the US embassy in Pakistan was over run by a mob in 1979 - a bit before my time.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/d...00/4187184.stm