1) Mobilephones works in the most remote parts of Iraq.
2) Jordanian Intelligens HQ is called the nail factory.
3) The CIA does not use Microsoft Vista text2speech.
4) Ed Hoffman could have beaten Roger 10 years ago.
5) Ed often forgets his kids.
6) You can walk out on the CIA.
7) Guys with P.h.d. don't want to blow themselfs up.
What did You Guys learn???
/Fred
I'm a Republican, and thats my opinion on this matter.
8. Encounter with glass shards requires anti-rabies injections.
9. You need to lose a few body parts to get ahead in the CIA.
10. You can make a cell phone untraceable to a spy agency by putting in a different SIM card.
11. You can make terrorists give up technology completely, but no way are you going to take away their internet access.
12. If you have to run a dozen different applications to do your job in a remote location, buy a dozen laptops. Real professionals do not do multi-windowing.
13. Chained short-lived rabid dogs are the tools of choice for protecting an abandoned alleyway.
14. You can hear the sounds of a remote surveillance camera when it zooms in and out.
15. There are two sects of islam in the middle east - those who want to live in America and those who want to blow it up.
16. Hot single middle eastern women are available for Americans because their menfolk are busy chasing Russian poontang.
17. If someone whizzes past you on a fast career track, threaten to meet them on their way down. It will reduce the font size of the big 'L' on your forehead.
18. USA does not like to get immigrants with Ph.D.s. Nor do terrorists. All talk, no action.
19. Only terrorists study Physics, Chemistry and Linguistics.
20. Torture only works when terrorists are on the delivering end.
21. If someone incorrectly praises you of being a mastermind of a major terrorist incident, accept it graciously.
22. CIA can't afford first class air travel.
23. Everybody thinks they are the king in Jordan.
24. The quality of insulation in Dubai is questionable by American standards.
25. CIA can't afford color cameras and printers.
26. Honourable conduct is highly prized amongst thieves and terrorists. Hence, it is not practiced by government agencies.
27. Hani Salaam is king of Intelligence in Jordan.
28. Hani Salaam has great taste in clothes.
29. Saudi-Muslim men cheat on the their wives,smoke,drink and swear just the same as American men do.
30. Pushment is not the same as torture,my dear.
31. Friendship is very important in Amman. Friendship can save your life.
32. Never leave your laptop computer unattended in a hotel room in Dubai.
33. Hani Salaam is arrogant, doesn't shave and he is still hot!
34. In Amman if your sister doesn't appove of your potential boyfriend, he will never be your boyfriend.
35. Americans can't keep secrets because they live in a democracy.
36. Referring to a Jordanian woman as Jordanian "poontang" will get you kicked over while sitting in your chair.
37. You shouldn't have to blow yourself up if you have a PHD.
38. You don't have to carry a hotel key in the middle east. You just ask for it at the desk and the clerk will know you are the occupant of the room that you are asking for...and give you the key.
39. Even middle eastern terrorists use cute internet screen names like "jhadiboy32" because they're fun!
40. You must promise your partner that you will shoot him so he doesn't get his head cut off on the internet.
--push pause!
"Encounter with glass shards requires anti-rabies injections"...Roger was bitten on the legs by those dogs.
sharethis is the lamest "things i learned from watching X" thread i have ever seen. At least the OP was lame.
shareLearned that if you are CIA you get to wear cool jackets while running around killing people.
If you are CIA you go to the best hospitals with hot Iranian nurses.
Jordan has a booming pastries industry.
Bone fragments are lethal shrapnel.
If you are a filthy rich Jordanian you can drive high end Mercedes over the worst roads in the world and not care about the repair bill.
"Learned that if you are CIA you get to wear cool jackets while running around killing people. "
--What kind of cool jackets?
"If you are CIA you go to the best hospitals with hot Iranian nurses. "
--If she was ugly you would all be complaining too. I suppose there are many good looking nurses in the Middle East. FAIL.
"Jordan has a booming pastries industry."
--Many countries enjoy pastries, I can't imagine a country like Jordan being any different, especially if there is any measure of wealth there. FAIL.
"Bone fragments are lethal shrapnel."
--Lethal = fatal according to the definition, and Ferris didn't die. FAIL.
The only "thing you learned" is the last one. You are grasping at straws for the rest.
pre teenagers in Amman enjoy spaghetti and meatballs..
instead of utilizing roofed buildings and garages terrorist smuggling networks prefer open air CIA prisoner transfers where satellite surveillance is great.
surroundsound lacks a sense of humor..
The "Things I learned" threads are supposed to be based on unrealistic events that happen in the film. It is not unrealistic for Jordan to have pastries and all the other flaws I pointed out with the poster shows that all of these things are within reason or lame observations.
shareYeah I have to agree this is one of the lamer "things I learned" lists.
sharewow, well there goes the movie, mildy entertaining, but so much just did not work hey... like I mean, after one attack this infamous terrorist gets threatened? yeah right... the whole worldwide network of terrorism knows that cellphones/mobiles are really easy to track
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If you need a bunch of corpses on short notice, Turkey is the place to go.
shareYou should never visit someone's home without pastry when invited for a meal.
You first grill a dinner guest with political questions until you announce "enjoy your meal."
Operatives eat a chocolate bar for breakfast.
When your car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, you walk into a nearby house asking for technical help.
You offer an orange in the middle of interrogating a potential defector.