In a Wikileaks document that was part of the Stratfor email dump, there is specific mention of Michael Springmann, and how he was constantly over-ruled when rejecting suspicious visa applications, while he was "chief of the visa section at the U.S. Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia".
This is an egregious issue where diplomatic attachments are being used as cover for Intel operations and, at in this case, it would seem as cover for terrorist activities. It's been well documented that embassies around the world double for CIA ops or the use of organizations like USAID or NED to further specific agendas in foreign countries.
Another prime example, was the use of the US embassy in Costa Rica by the DEA/CIA/FBI that employed drug and arms dealers that funded the Nicaraguan Contra armies to oust the Sandinistas - Iran Contra.
Fascinating deep dive here @palikari123 - I really hope it's not your last!
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