RIchard Britten Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-46312477 Hmmm, wonder what will win out, diplomacy or weapons sales... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stinking enigma Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 It seems to be getting sold to us that this guy is completely innocent. If he actually is a spy then he can have no real complaints, that's the way it goes. Welcome back by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stinking enigma Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Woody still pines for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIchard Britten Posted November 23, 2018 Author Share Posted November 23, 2018 29 minutes ago, the stinking enigma said: Woody still pines for you Never heard of her... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b4mbi Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Why would a 31 year old British PhD student be doing "research on the UAE's security strategy"? Aren't you kind of asking for trouble doing that? - think he's been caught bang to rights. At least his PhD will be able to state that "Yes, UAE's security strategy in dealing with espionage seems to be pretty effective" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Wondering what UAE have that's worth us spying on? Given that we supply lots of their equipment and advice anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody2 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 freed........ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46341310 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freggyragh Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Credit where it’s due - Jeremy Hunt sorted that pretty fast. If fatty was still FS Hedges would have got his sentence doubled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stinking enigma Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 So it was all a big mistake? He wasn't a spy after all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.K. Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 How could a kangaroo court have got that so wrong...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighty Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Why do people visit these places? Time and time again we hear of people locked up in Dubai for holding hands, or 'spying' in Abu Dhabi, or wanting to drive a car in Saudi, or not wearing a headscarf in Iran... Something about this case doesn't ring true though. The news keeps saying how he was interrogated in Arabic, a language he doesn't understand. Yet in the next paragraph it tells of how he lived in the UAE on and off since he was 7, and is doing a PhD in middle eastern studies. Doesn't understand Arabic? I don't buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody2 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Freggyragh said: Credit where it’s due - Jeremy Hunt sorted that pretty fast. If fatty was still FS Hedges would have got his sentence doubled. did he??????????????????????????????????? he hasn't done very well with the other case either........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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