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UK inquest into ex-Russian spy's death may be scrapped
Reuters* Inquest into Kremlin critic's 2006 poisoning in doubt * Judge partly accepts UK request to keep evidence secret * Without evidence on Russia, hearings would be unfair * Widow "utterly dismayed"; decision a "political deal" By Peter Griffiths...Tags: Moscow (Russia), Government, Vladimir Putin, Justice System, Russia
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COLUMN- Why the underwear-bomber leak infuriated the Obama administration
Reuters(Jack Shafer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Jack Shafer May 17 (Reuters) - Journalists gasp and growl whenever prosecutors issue lawful subpoenas ordering them to divulge their confidential sources or to turn over potential...Tags: The Associated Press, Newspaper and Magazine, Media Industry, Periodicals, Journalism
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Column: Why the underwear-bomber leak infuriated the Obama administration
Reuters(Reuters) - Journalists gasp and growl whenever prosecutors issue lawful subpoenas ordering them to divulge their confidential sources or to turn over potential evidence, such as notes, video outtakes or other records. It's an attack on the First...Tags: The Associated Press, Newspaper and Magazine, Periodicals, Media Industry, Journalism
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Russian FSB says U.S. sought to recruit spies despite warning
Reuters* Security agency says "was forced" to make spy catch public * FSB says another American diplomat was expelled in January * CIA recruitment "crossed a red line" - FSB's Zakharov By Steve Gutterman MOSCOW, May 16 (Reuters) - Russia warned the United...Tags: Moscow (Russia), Central Intelligence Agency, Police Investigations, Television Industry, Russia
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U.S. sought to recruit spies despite warning, Russia says
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia warned the United States in 2011 to stop trying to recruit its security agents as spies and expelled a CIA operative in January this year after Washington ignored the warning, the Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday....Tags: Moscow (Russia), Central Intelligence Agency, Television Industry, Police Investigations, Russia
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Leonid Bershidsky: Accused U.S. spy's tools get a laugh from Russians
Two wigs, one blond, one dark. Three pairs of glasses. Two knives. Two envelopes containing 500 euro notes. One flashlight. One can of mace. One compass. One paper map of Moscow. One ancient Nokia phone. One letter in Russian, addressed "Dear friend."...
Tags: Moscow (Russia), Central Intelligence Agency, Nokia Corp., Vladimir Putin, U.S. Embassy
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Counter-terrorism leak compromised an informant, sources say
WASHINGTON -- The unauthorized disclosure of a counter-terrorism operation in Yemen last year compromised an exceedingly rare and valuable espionage achievement: an informant who had earned the trust of hardened terrorists, according to U.S. officials....Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Yemen, Justice System, Arabian Peninsula, Military Equipment
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Russian media delight in U.S. spy case as leaders try to limit fallout
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian state-run media revelled on Wednesday in embarrassing the United States over a botched attempt to recruit one of its intelligence agents but both countries signaled they wanted to prevent the episode harming efforts to improve...Tags: Robert Mueller, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Central Intelligence Agency, International Relations, Vladimir Putin
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Russia reports earlier accusation of U.S. spying
MOSCOW --The arrest and expulsion of a U.S. Embassy official this week for allegedly attempting, in a ham-handed way, to recruit a Russian intelligence officer was the second such case this year, Russian state television reported Wednesday. The...
Tags: Moscow (Russia), Central Intelligence Agency, Police Arrests, Police Investigations, U.S. Embassy
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Factbox - Benghazi attacks and U.S. politics
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans and Democrats are waging a political battle over attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi in September that killed Washington's ambassador to Libya and three other Americans. Republicans say the attacks exposed...Tags: Martin Dempsey, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Christopher Stevens, United Nations, Parties and Movements
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Factbox: Benghazi attacks and U.S. politics
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans and Democrats are waging a political battle over attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi in September that killed Washington's ambassador to Libya and three other Americans. Republicans say the attacks...Tags: Martin Dempsey, Christopher Stevens, Joint Chiefs of Staff, United Nations, Parties and Movements
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U.S. diplomat accused of recruiting for CIA in Russia
MOSCOW — Russian authorities detained an American diplomat accused of attempting to recruit a Russian intelligence officer into the CIA, the Federal Security Service said Tuesday. Ryan Christopher Fogle, the third secretary of the American Embassy...
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, John Kerry, Vladimir Putin, Anna Chapman, U.S. Department of State
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