Sam Wyman, former Sr CIA Operations Officer, on Ali Hassan Salameh architect of 1972 Munich massacre

Interview of Friday, 7 May 2021 of Sam Wyman, former senior CIA Field Operations officer and Arabist. Interviewer - Host: James Hughes, AFIO President, a former CIA Operations Officer. TOPIC: Sam Wyman and Jim Hughes discuss the "Red Prince" - Ali Hassan Salameh - the chief of operations—code name Abu Hassan—for Black September, the organization responsible for the 1972 Munich massacre and other terror attacks. Also discusses Beirut, Lebanon, Al-Fatah, Yasser Arafat, the PLO, Palestine, Syria, Israel, the "Wrath of God" response to the Munich massacres, the assassination of Hassan, Robert Ames, former CIA Chief, Near East Division. The interview runs 33 minutes and includes several Q&As. BIOS: SAMUEL H. WYMAN - For 31 years, Sam Wyman was a field operations officer with the CIA in the Near East, Western Europe and Africa. During his government service career and earlier as a student, Mr. Wyman lived and worked in Egypt, India, Pakistan, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria and Spain, developing an in-depth knowledge of these nations’ operations and cultures. Because of his highly respected experience and knowledge, Mr. Wyman was frequently called upon to participate in foreign policy deliberations at the National Security Council level and assist Congressional Oversight Committees. For his service, Mr. Wyman received the Department of State’s Meritorious Honor Award, and during his eleven years as a member of the Senior Intelligence Service was twice recognized with the Meritorious Officer award. Upon his departure from the government, Mr. Wyman was awarded the Distinguished Intelligence Medal by the Director of Central Intelligence. Sam Wyman currently serves as Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Jefferson Waterman International. Mr. Wyman directs international political advocacy campaigns and assists JWI corporate clients who seek to enter or expand international markets. He is particularly experienced in matters related to information and communications technology, security, and defense and aerospace industries. Mr. Wyman holds degrees from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Washington, D.C. and the School of International Affairs Middle Eastern Studies Institute at Columbia University in New York. He earned a Certificate in Arabic from the University of Baghdad, is fluent in Spanish as well as Arabic and has a working knowledge of French. JAMES R. HUGHES currently serves as the 17th President of AFIO. His service began January 2015. He had a career of US Government service spanning 37 years in numerous foreign countries with a particular focus in the Middle East. He started in U.S. Military Intelligence in the late 1960s and then joined the CIA’s Clandestine Service. He served overseas as a Chief of Station several times, and at CIA Headquarters in a number of senior management positions, including as Chief of the Near East and South Asia Division, in the Directorate of Operations [today’s National Clandestine Service]. He was also named the Associate Deputy Director of Operations (ADDO) at the National Security Agency, 1998-99. Following his retirement from the government in 2005, he joined EDS in Herndon, Virginia, as the Client Industry Executive for the U.S. Intelligence Community. After the HP acquisition of EDS, he continued to serve in a similar capacity until his retirement in 2012. His parents were missionaries in Turkey in the 1950s, where Jim spent his formative years. He is fluent in Arabic. AFIO's upcoming programs: https://www.afio.com​ Follow us: LinkedIn:   / association-of-former-intelligence-officer...   Twitter:   / afio   YouTube as AFIO Now:    / afiovideos   Podcasts: Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Tune-In: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Education... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2eFF... Podbean: https://afio.podbean.com/