Kriti Mehrotra
With Netflix’s ‘Investigation Alien’ delving deep into some of the most shocking and confounding UFO encounters in human history, we get a documentary series that can only be described as gripping. That’s because it incorporates not just archival footage but also exclusive interviews to really shine a real light upon alleged extraterrestrial incidents, which journalist George Knapp investigates with the help of his contacts. Amongst them is Douglas “Doug” Laux, a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) case officer, better known as a spy.
Douglas Laux’s CIA Career Spanned 8 Years
Although a native of Ohio, Douglas primarily grew up in Indiana alongside his parents and elder siblings, albeit in a less-than-comfortable environment. The truth is the Laux family was not financially well off, so they essentially spent many years in arguably the poorest trailer park in Indiana, all the while working to secure better opportunities. So, with the help of his unwaveringly supportive family, Douglas actually managed to earn a Bachelor’s in Political Science and East Asian Studies with a focus on the Japanese language from Indiana University Bloomington.
Then, following a short stint at the DHL shipping company, since Douglas always had an interest in government agencies and political work and possessed the right skill sets, he soon managed to secure a position within the CIA. According to his own accounts, he was essentially a super spy for the organization for nearly eight years, leaving only upon garnering more than his fair share of intense life experiences as well as facing issues with red tape.
Douglas has actually never shied away from the fact that he was an officer in the Near East Division and completed multiple tours in not just Afghanistan but the Middle East. In fact, he worked undercover against the terrorist groups Taliban and Al Qaeda before ultimately growing frustrated with the bureaucratic (instead of humanitarian) handling of the Syrian Civil War. That’s when he decided to hand in his resignation – it was February 2013. However, he did remain involved in this world until 2016, as he subsequently served with the Joint Special Operations Command.
Douglas Laux is Now a Proud Author and Media Personality
While Douglas has long been honest about his skills, his time in the CIA, and some of the operations he was involved in, he obviously hasn’t revealed everything owing to national security concerns. Nevertheless, he has made it evident that he believes that to be an intelligence officer, a person needs both a calm demeanor to handle tricky situations and the grit to overcome obstacles alone. He reportedly also thinks these are great qualities to possess in everyday life, so he continues to make the best use of them to this day, especially as he now serves as a freelance investigator, public speaker, actor, and executive at different television studios, as well as Netflix Producer.
In fact, not long after Douglas released his New York Times best-selling memoir ‘Left of Boom: How a Young CIA Case Officer Penetrated the Taliban and Al-Qaeda’ in 2016 – the first book by a CIA case officer who served during the Global War on Terrorism – he became involved in the entertainment industry. He actually created, wrote, produced, and starred in six episodes of Discovery Channel’s ‘Finding Escobar’s Millions’ in 2017. Then, he began holding the position of Assessor on Bravo’s ‘Spy Games’ and served as the host of the Audible exclusive podcast ‘Solving The Black Dahlia.’
What’s even more imperative to note is that Douglas is also a photographer as well as a philanthropist, too, vocations he doesn’t really highlight on his online platforms despite his incredibly successful public presence. As per reports, some of his original pictures were actually featured in a Playboy Magazine article entitled In The Path of the Totality: Notes of a Veteran Chasing the Eclipse in September 2017. Then, coming to his philanthropy, he owns-operates a non-profit organization called CVLSRVNT (established in 2019) to support active-duty officers deployed overseas in all areas.
Last but not least, we should mention that while George keeps his personal life well away from the limelight for privacy and safety reasons, we do know he is currently based out of California. After all, he is an actor, writer, producer, as well as a public speaker. He actually specializes in topics such as national security, foreign affairs with the Middle East and Asia, espionage in real life, literature, as well as film, and the dangers of social media in terms of how it can be used as a monitoring tool. Honestly, he appears to be doing really well for himself these days, and we can’t wait to see what’s in the store for him next.
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