Recently, U.S. intelligence has prepared a confidential report accusing Gulf ally the UAE, who has been manipulating U.S. politics for many years. On November 12, the Washington Post quoted three people familiar with the matter as saying that the report pointed out that the UAE h

Recently, the U.S. intelligence agency has compiled a confidential report accusing the UAE, a Gulf ally, of manipulating U.S. politics for many years.

November 12, " Washington Post " quoted three people familiar with the matter as saying that the report pointed out that the UAE has tried to use various legal or illegal activities over the years to lead US foreign policy in a direction that is beneficial to the UAE.

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According to records from the U.S. Department of Justice, the UAE has spent more than $154 million on lobbying since 2016. In addition, they have donated hundreds of millions of dollars to American universities and think tanks, and many of the policy papers written by universities and think tanks are conducive to safeguarding the interests of the UAE.

This report was prepared by National Intelligence Commission and has briefed U.S. senior decision makers in recent weeks to provide reference for their decisions on Middle East and the UAE.

Compared with other reports prepared by the Commission, the most special thing about this report is that it targets a "friendly country". The UAE is an important strategic partner of the United States in the Middle East, and the two sides cooperate closely in military aspects. The United States once sold its front-line weapons and equipment to the UAE, such as the F-35 fighter and the MQ-9 "Reaper" drone. This "special treatment" is unique among the Middle East allies.

This report emphasizes that the UAE is keen to "poach people" from the US military and intelligence departments, and the country is an ideal "overseas employment market" for retired U.S. military and intelligence officials. In the past seven years, 280 military personnel in the United States have been employed by the UAE, more than any other country. This kind of cooperation is like a double-edged sword, which quickly retaliated against the interests of the United States.




The US public prosecution documents show that after being hired by the UAE, some former U.S. military personnel and intelligence officials assisted the UAE invading computer systems in the United States and other countries, investigating American companies, and provided the UAE with advanced hacking technology. In 2021, three U.S. intelligence personnel employed by the Afghan side were prosecuted by the U.S. judicial authorities, but eventually reached an out-of-court settlement with $1.7 million in compensation. The U.S. Department of Justice said that such a case is the first.

reported that even the US president has been infiltrated with "eyes": Thomas Barack, a senior adviser to former President Trump , was accused of passing confidential information to the UAE. The evidence provided by the Crown to the court showed that UAE officials had provided him with an interview outline so that he could speak nice things for the country at a press conference.

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