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By Way of Deception

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BY WAY OF DECEPTION 58large pistol, an Eagle, the other a machine gun, and theyimmediately began shooting. The cadets dove for the floor, butboth Riff and Ran S. fell backward against the wall, covered inblood.Before you could say Jack Robinson, the two guys were out thedoor, into a car, and gone. We were in total shock. But before wecould even react, Riff stood up, pointed at Jerry S., one <strong>of</strong> thecadets, and said: "Okay, I was killed just now. I want you to giveus a description <strong>of</strong> who did it, how many shots were fired, anyinformation at all that would help us track down the killers."As Jerry gave his description, Riff wrote it on the blackboard. Hethen consulted the rest <strong>of</strong> the cadets, then went outside tosummon the two "killers." They didn't look anything like ourdescription. We didn't recognize them at all.In fact, the two men were Mousa M., head <strong>of</strong> the trainingdepartment for operational security, or APAM, and his assistant,Dov L. Mousa looked a lot like Telly Savalas."We will explain to you what the charade was all about," saidMousa. "We do most <strong>of</strong> our work in foreign countries. For us,everything is either enemy or target. Nothing is friendly. I meannothing."Yet we mustn't become paranoid. You cannot think constantlyabout the danger you're in or fear that you are being followed orwatched. If you did, you'd be unable to do your job."APAM is a tool. It's short for Avtahat Paylut Modienit, or securingintelligence activity. It's there to give you islands <strong>of</strong> peace andsecurity so you can do your job properly and remain in control.There's no room for mistakes in APAM. Gabriel might give you asecond chance, but mistakes are fatal."We're going to teach you security in stages. No matter how goodyou are in whatever else you do, or how capable or smart you are,if you don't pass APAM to my satisfaction, you're out. It doesn'tcall for any particular talent, but you must be capable <strong>of</strong> learning.You have to know fear and how to handle it. You have to keepyour job in mind at all times."The system I will teach you over the next two or three years isinfallible. It's been proven. It's been perfected. It will

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