# Businessmen on The No Agenda Show

Businessmen comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from April 2008 to January 2025.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** April 2008 – January 2025
- **Related topics:** [Taiwan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/taiwan.md), [Capitalism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/capitalism.md), [Cia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cia.md), [Dia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/dia.md), [Espionage](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/espionage.md), [Hezbollah](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hezbollah.md), [Hungary](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hungary.md), [Intelligence](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/intelligence.md), [Leon Panetta](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/leon-panetta.md), [Malaysia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/malaysia.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Gold Apollo Pagers, Fake Advertising, Supply Chain Infiltration

- **Episode:** [1726: The Fog](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1726-the-fog.md)
- **Published:** 2025-01-02
- **Time:** 2:15:43–2:19:41
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1726-the-fog/chapter/gold-apollo-pagers-fake-advertising-supply-chain-infiltration.md

Mossad successfully duped the Taiwanese company Gold Apollo into a partnership through a shell company in Hungary to produce pagers for Hezbollah. The agency created fake YouTube advertisements and brochures touting the devices' robustness and battery life to encourage adoption. Hezbollah was unaware they were purchasing the devices from Israeli intelligence, even when offered "free upgrades" by a trusted saleswoman.

Keywords: gold apollo, [taiwan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/taiwan.md), [hungary](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hungary.md), [youtube ads](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/youtube-ads.md), [supply chain](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/supply-chain.md), [hezbollah](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hezbollah.md), [businessmen](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/businessmen.md)

### Defense Intelligence Agency, New Spy Network

- **Episode:** [403: Pharmacy in a Fruit](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/403-pharmacy-in-a-fruit.md)
- **Published:** 2012-04-26
- **Time:** 1:10:29–1:12:23
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/403-pharmacy-in-a-fruit/chapter/defense-intelligence-agency-new-spy-network.md

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is reportedly expanding the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) to create a secondary spy network that recruits American businessmen operating abroad. This move is seen as a direct competition with the CIA's existing operations. Concerns are raised that using businessmen as intelligence assets puts all American commercial travelers at risk of being suspected of espionage in foreign countries.

Keywords: [dia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/dia.md), [leon panetta](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/leon-panetta.md), [cia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cia.md), [espionage](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/espionage.md), [businessmen](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/businessmen.md), [intelligence](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/intelligence.md)

### Malaysian Chinese Businessmen, Global Trade, Cutthroat Capitalism

- **Episode:** [27: China Syndrome](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/27-china-syndrome.md)
- **Published:** 2008-04-19
- **Time:** 1:02:24–1:05:25
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/27-china-syndrome/chapter/malaysian-chinese-businessmen-global-trade-cutthroat-capitalism.md

The discussion differentiates between various groups of Chinese businessmen, highlighting the "Malaysian Chinese" as particularly aggressive and influential in global trade. Dvorak suggests this group is behind many of the high-stakes deals in Africa and dominates the Malaysian economy.

Keywords: [malaysia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/malaysia.md), [taiwan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/taiwan.md), [businessmen](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/businessmen.md), [capitalism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/capitalism.md), petronas towers, triads

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