Straight from a John le Carre spy thriller? Or the sort of
information that is routinely compiled by diplomatic staff and
despatched home?
The case against 10 people arrested in the US for allegedly spying for
the Russian government for over a decade involves elements of both.
According to the US Justice Department, the group engaged in a
sleuth-like pursuit of ''intelligence'' about nuclear bunker-busting
warheads and CIA leadership changes on the one hand, while gathering
seemingly innocuous assessments of US foreign policy and White House
rumours on the other.
HOT
Anna Chapman is one of the 11 accused of being a Russian spy for the SVC.
Seriously.... would a Russian sleeper agent put their profile on Facebook and LinkedIn?
And why be a spy when all the Russians have to do is to google any
information they want...
