> [Qatar] therefore launched an international espionage and influence operation over several years, with the help of ex-CIA agents. Ouch. That "ex-CIA" thing

> [Qatar] therefore launched an international espionage and influence operation over several years, with the help of ex-CIA agents. Ouch. That "ex-CIA" thing is interesting, as the US is legally going after some US ex-military aviators for training (military?) people in China. Feels like a double standard of sorts.