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Dutch women marry "extremely high-risk" Tunisians - lose Nato jobs
2007-08-29
Two Dutch women have lost their jobs at a NATO base in Geilenkirchen over their mysterious marriage to Muslim men which took place during a holiday in Tunisia, the NIS Dutch news service reports.

One of the women was the personal assistant of Colonel Jelle Zijlstra, deputy commandant of the base. Both women - who were identified only by their first names Patricia and Gerda - had a level of security clearance that would have allowed them to access possible NATO secrets, the NIS report said.

Following their weddings in Tunisia to local men who they met on while on holiday to the North African country in 2007,
It was ... Kismet!
... the Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) withdrew the women's NATO security clearance. According to a report by the Dutch daily De Telegraaf, the two Tunisian men were classified as "extremely high-risk".
Think "Lockerbie" or worse.
Although it is not clear why the men - whose names were not published - are classified as high risk, their marriage was described as "suspicious" by officials at the Geilenkirchen base, home to 17 AWACS surveillance planes - used against aerial terrorist threats.

However, Zijlstra appeared to defend the women. "These ladies have worked for us loyally for years, so why should I not give them moral support? I am not aware of any wrongful actions", he was quoted as saying.
Gah.
That's what West German ministers and generals always said after their "loyal" assistants were uncovered as Soviet-Stasi agents.
According to the NIS report, one of the women has filed for divorce from her Tunisian husband and has demanded her NATO job back, suing the Dutch state for lifting her security clearance. Her case will be heard in court on September 10.
"We'll always have Tunis!"
And with regard to the suit, 'no'.
Posted by:mrp

#12  Flight schedules for AWACs, coverage zones of said AWACs, the names of crew members, etc. All of this would be invaluable to the Iranians, the Syrians, and a variety of terrorist organizations. Killing the crews of the AWACs makes them very expensive static displays; knowing when and where they are looking lets you avoid their coverage zones.
So not just the Russians would like to know that info.
Posted by: Shieldwolf   2007-08-29 22:55  

#11  Steve White: Smooth operators might be able to get in the door, but then what? They would have to get to Europe, live in Europe, be able to funnel info or set up whatever operation there. This implies local support. It just gets harder and harder to picture just two gigolos pulling off a stunt like this.

At then include the target, NATO secrets? What the heck would Islamists want with that?
Posted by: Anonymoose   2007-08-29 18:56  

#10  "Dutch women IDIOTS marry "extremely high-risk" Tunisians - lose Nato jobs"

There - fixed
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2007-08-29 18:35  

#9  grоmgoru, no, m.E. female. Does not mean males're off the hook.
Posted by: twobyfour   2007-08-29 18:34  

#8  A comment on the quality of a moder european male?
Posted by: gromgoru   2007-08-29 18:02  

#7  A couple of birdbrains.
Posted by: Abu Uluque6305   2007-08-29 17:00  

#6  Agreed Moose, it was a 'honey trap', but I think the North Africans are perfectly capable of setting one up. There's no high tech required, just some smooth operators. Of course, they could be sharing with the Russians.
Posted by: Steve White   2007-08-29 16:02  

#5  One, maybe. But two women says to me that this was a government sponsored intelligence operation, and a pretty high level one. Tunisia has long been a capital of cloak and dagger.

My strongest suspicion would be a Russian op. The odds of this being an Islamist deal would be tiny. It is just too professional, especially the redundancy.

Western intelligence services were probably tipped off when Patricia and Gerda went to Tunisia in the first place. Suppose they won a contest?
Posted by: Anonymoose   2007-08-29 15:02  

#4  Most Euro conversions to the cult of terror (islam) are political fallout from misplaced sympathy for Paleos. All the more reason as to why simplistic reportage on those perma-parasites is loathsome.
Posted by: Cluck Lumumba9925   2007-08-29 14:11  

#3  "What happens in Tunisia, stays in Tunisia"...

That's precisely the problem, tu3031. As you are all too well aware, Islam is entirely incapable of containing the vast amounts of evil it inspires and must constantly export its surplus. If Muslim violence restricted itself to Islamic countries I would not give a rat's ballocks about it. It doesn't and therein lies the rub.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-08-29 12:55  

#2  According to the NIS report, one of the women has filed for divorce from her Tunisian husband and has demanded her NATO job back

Geez, whatever happened to,"What happens in Tunisia, stays in Tunisia"...
Posted by: tu3031   2007-08-29 12:46  

#1  Nice to see shagging for Islam come with a price tag.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-08-29 12:30  

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