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By Way of Deception

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3FreshmenAT THIS POINT in the course, the cadets had accumulated a fairamount <strong>of</strong> technical knowledge that now had to be given real-lifeapplication. One way we began the process was with a series <strong>of</strong>exercises called "boutiques," sometimes twice a day. The purpose<strong>of</strong> these was to teach us how to hold a follow-up meeting aftersuccessfully making the initial contact with a potential recruit.Once again, everyone else watched each cadet's performance ontelevision in a separate room, subjecting him to an intense, and<strong>of</strong>ten hostile, analysis <strong>of</strong> his efforts. The exercises lasted about 90minutes each, and they were truly gut- wrenching and terrifying.Our every word was scrutinized, criticized. Every move, everyaction. "Did you put enough hooks in? What did you mean whenyou said he had a nice suit? Why did you ask him this question?That question?"A mistake in the boutique, however embarrassing, still wasn'tfatal; a mistake in the real world <strong>of</strong> intelligence might well be. Andwe all wanted to make it to that world.We wanted to score as many points as possible to cover for anyfuture failures. Fear <strong>of</strong> failure was immense. Somehow, we werehooked on working in the Mossad. It seemed that there was noother life out there for you anymore. What would you do? Whatwould set your adrenaline flowing after the Mossad?

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