MATMAX... that's a sad view of life, when I was in Dubai the most important thing to do was look after each other! I can't see it being any different now!
I hope that if you ever find yourself in a foreign country looking to get a license that you dont face your job on the line, moving your wife, children and home because the only people who are willing to help you want money for it or have a keep-information-to-themselves attitude.
Its not Stockholm syndrome it's the scary reality that is the middle east, go and find out sometime and see how you feel when no-one will help you keep your job.