Word: badolato
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...business can simply hire a local former law-enforcement or intelligence official and gain the benefit of his experience and sources. "If the former head of Saudi intelligence takes a consulting job with an oil company, that's not a big deal," says ex-military intelligence officer Edward Badolato, president of CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT SERVICES, based in Washington. "But if he's discovered working for the CIA, he's liable to get hanged...
...troubled regions often develop relationships with more elements of a country's society, including those that may be hostile to the government, than does the CIA. To stay neutral in a conflict, some businesses even risk irritating their host governments by hiring members of rebel groups. The CIA, as Badolato puts it, "doesn't stay in with the outs." A formal agreement between the U.S. and Britain prevents the two from spying in each other's country, Baer says. That means the U.S. could not have useful operatives in London mosques, and the British just did not. And some businesses...
...cautious type who vows to keep the same job and make no major changes except for longer vacations; and the dope who buys everything in sight and has a line of bill collectors at his door inside of a year. But seldom do you hear about winners like Maurizio Badolato, who turn their good fortune into harder work, longer hours and more stress. Last week I went to Boston to find out how this poor guy could get it so wrong...
...like the story of the fishes and loaves, when you think about it. Maurizio Badolato hit the lottery so his mother's meatballs could be shared with the world. Miracles do happen. I'm so sure of it now, I may even go back to church...
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