User blog comment:KennyChief/S.H.I.E.L.D. is a UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT organization, not International./@comment-2041242-20151017005431/@comment-6127681-20151017022013

I can't prove that the Ten Rings are truly Islamic but that is why i listed it as an opinion :) I hold that opinion because I don't see how they possibly could have existed in Afghanistan under the harsh Taliban rule, and looking at all the names of their operatives, besides like Jacksonn Norriss, they're all Muslim names. Plus white people converting to Islam to fight for terrorist causes is not unknown.

And I think they are gods because Asgard is not alien; it's a place filled with Earth animals and magic and that is not indicative of aliens that's indicative of divinity. Again, I can't prove it, but based on what we know I've made that inference. The major objection that most people raise to this is Odin saying "we are not gods." I think he says that because in the MCU "gods" have a different meaning. Odin appears to define it as meaning immortals, which would be entities like Lady Death or perhaps the Celestials. I think little-'g' gods in the MCU are called demigods, because that's what Tony calls Thor and Loki never objects. Plus there seems to be a difference of opinion even within the MCU. "Thor: God of Thunder" "I am a GOD, you dull creature!" "The god rabbited" "Your brother, the demigod" "Magic... Science... I come from a place where they are one and the same". I think the Asgardians are spiritual beings that are just not on the same caliber as people like Lady Death. This is evidenced by their heavy use of magic and mythological traits in Asgard.

Regarding the Hong Kong agent: foreign agents are often used by Intelligence Agencies. See http://callofduty.wikia.com/wiki/Farid http://callofduty.wikia.com/wiki/Grigori_Weaver for fictional examples but a quick google search talks about this phenomenon in depth and detail.