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| Thanks to Pres. Obama: Israelis rush to join Mossad |
| 2010-02-27 |
| Would you be prepared to cross-dress? And kill a guest in an adjacent hotel room? If the answer to these questions is a resounding "yes", and you can also act, enjoy luxury international travel with a twist and can carry off a convincing Irish or Australian accent, then the job could be yours. The Israeli spy agency Mossad may be the target of international reproach since it allegedly killed the Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in a Dubai hotel this month, but at home emerging details of the operation have generated Mossad mania. It has never been more popular in Israel, with stores selling out of Mossad memorabilia and its official website reporting a soaring number of visitors interested in applying to become agents. Opticians have reported a rise in sales of the horn-rimmed glasses in the style worn by 14 of the 26 suspects, T-shirts with Mossad logos are selling out at stores and the agency has experienced a flood of applicants. "Mossad has been restored to its glory days," said Ilan Mizrahi, a former deputy director of the agency, which is located in the affluent beach town of Herzliya, north of Tel Aviv. Although no new jobs have been posted for half a year, a new statement on the Mossad website reads: "You have an opportunity to create a new reality where you can play the leading role. If you possess intelligence and sophistication, you can make a difference and fulfil a national mission. If you can engage, charm and influence people -- you may have the qualities we are looking for." The Mossad website says that candidates must hold an academic degree and good command of at least two languages. Preference is given to people with experience abroad and an ability to begin work immediately. If the reports by Dubai police are correct, the assassination and surveillance team of nearly 30 agents so far exposed would represent a sizeable number of Mossad agents who would no longer be able to engage in covert espionage. They can always do administrative and training work at Mossad HQ ... An inquiry by Haaretz newspaper announced this week that the photographs were doctored so that the agents could not be identified. Details such as eye colour or contours of the nose and lips were altered slightly to make it difficult for facial recognition software to identify the individuals, Haaretz said. Separately, Israel approves 600 new houses for Jews in East (Old) Jerusalem Thank you, President Obama. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #6 DMFD this is more like it |
| Posted by: Beavis 2010-02-27 21:56 |
| #5 "Mossad . . . allegedly killed the Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in a Dubai hotel this month" The international MSM keeps writing that, but the only people arrested by moslem Dubai so far (AFAIK) have been from Hamas. Hmmmmmm. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-02-27 21:17 |
| #4 Disguise for next mission ... |
| Posted by: DMFD 2010-02-27 18:36 |
| #3 photographs were doctored so that the agents could not be identified. Details such as eye colour or contours of the nose and lips were altered slightly to make it difficult for facial recognition software to identify the individuals, Haaretz said That makes sense since they obviously knew all the cameras would identify them. Movie quality latex masks? |
| Posted by: Omoluque Hapsburg8162 2010-02-27 13:05 |
| #2 no covert op would have more than a half-dozen people involved - that's why they're covert. The stories of 20-40 with DNA and fingerprints are fantastical. Ima thinkrn the Onion has branched out |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-02-27 11:26 |
| #1 If the reports by Dubai police are correct, the assassination and surveillance team of nearly 30 agents so far exposed would represent a sizeable number of Mossad agents who would no longer be able to engage in covert espionage..... ....in the ME, at least for a while. Congratulations to the graduating class of 2010. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-02-27 00:22 |