Author Archive
Posted on July 2, 2010 - by Venik
In this age of terror, the cold war seems so much more comforting | Marina Hyde
The news of the inept Russian spy ring is a reminder of what a decent sort of enemy we used to have to deal with Are you familiar with the amazing tale of Hiroo Onoda? Lieutenant Onoda was a Japanese army intelligence officer, who in late 1944 was deployed to a Philippine island, where he [...]
Posted on July 2, 2010 - by Venik
Decoding Anna Chapman’s spy chic
Extensive images of Anna Chapman’s Euro spy chic illustrate that the corset is deadlier than the crime Has there ever been a better excuse for a broadsheet to publish a photograph of a Russian twenty-something, pouting with her finger to her lips wearing a blue corset? Admittedly Anna Chapman’s Facebook-fox-meets-naïve-tourist chic is fascinating. There she [...]
Posted on July 2, 2010 - by Venik
From the archive, 2 July 1963: Leading article: The third man – still active?
Originally published in the Guardian on 2 July 1963 Mr H. A. R. Philby was identified yesterday as the third man in the Burgess and Maclean case – the one who warned Maclean on May 25, 1951, that he was about to be questioned by the security services. That tip led to the escape of [...]
Posted on July 2, 2010 - by Venik
MI5 investigates activities of Russian ‘spies’ in Britain
Intelligence agency tries to determine nature of Anna Chapman and Tracey Lee Ann Foley’s contacts, and whether they tried to recruit British informants MI5 is investigating the extent to which two of the alleged spies accused of involvement in the Russian espionage ring had contacts in the UK and whether they attempted to recruit British [...]
Posted on July 2, 2010 - by Venik
Anna Chapman’s husband: ‘She became secretive’
Former husband of FBI spy suspect says her nature changed after she began secretive meetings with Russian friends The former husband of the alleged Russian spy Anna Chapman has said that he was not surprised she had been arrested over allegations of spying and said that while they were married her personality changed after she [...]
Posted on July 1, 2010 - by Venik
BP aims to raise $9bn from sale of South American assets to China
• CNOOC eyes 60% stake in Pan American Energy• Cash would help BP meet liabilities from Deepwater Horizon oil spill• Russian joint venture TNK-BP also wants to buy BP assets China looks poised to help bail out BP by buying up to $9bn (£6bn) worth of energy assets in South America, raising vital money for [...]
Posted on July 1, 2010 - by Venik
Russian spy ring accused appear in court
Two alleged spies have bail hearing delayed as questions dog ‘deep cover’ spy ring case Nine alleged Russian spies involved in a Cold-war style espionage ring were making their first appearance in courts tonight after their arrests in a dramatic FBI operation. As questions continued to dog a case that has been met with a [...]
Posted on July 1, 2010 - by Venik
Russian spy ring: Questions for Cyprus after Canadian suspect goes missing
US ambassador meets Cypriot president over disappearance of Christopher Metsos – but US makes no formal complaint Cypriot authorities were today facing embarrassing questions about how the alleged paymaster of a Russian spy ring, arrested at the island’s airport on Tuesday, was allowed to go missing. Christopher Metsos, who is alleged to have funded an [...]
Posted on July 1, 2010 - by Venik
Russian spies: the plot thickens | Irina Filatova
The spy scandal may look like Russian incompetence, but that’s precisely why it’s likely something far more sinister is happening Russian newspapers are, of course, full of news and views of the ongoing Russian spy saga in the US. All agree that, of course, there would be Russian spies in America, just as there would [...]
Posted on July 1, 2010 - by Venik
The Russian spy suspects
The Russian spy suspects accused of infiltrating US policymaking following a decade-long FBI investigation Original article Share on bebo Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
Posted on July 1, 2010 - by Venik
Russian spy ring: Anna Chapman’s father still works at foreign ministry
FBI spy suspect Anna Chapman’s friends denounce claims but father’s job may further strain Moscow-Washington ties The father of the alleged Russian spy Anna Chapman works as a senior diplomat in Russia’s ministry of foreign affairs, Russian media reported today, a revelation that is likely to further strain ties between Moscow and Washington. Friends said [...]
Posted on July 1, 2010 - by Venik
Why shouldn’t spies live in suburbia?
Clearly, no one in the FBI has ever seen a David Lynch film So, this alleged Russian spy-ring thing? It can’t be for real. Invisible ink? Handler-assignation in Peru? Nubile young Anna Chapman, with her smouldering portraits posted on Facebook? Taking snapshots of suburban streets from gliding cars, like Google Earth never happened? Getting huge [...]
Posted on June 30, 2010 - by Venik
Anna Chapman: Diplomat’s daughter who partied with billionaires
Anna Chapman, at the heart of the Russian spy ring scandal, lived in a glossy social world and was a serious networker The woman at the centre of one of the most intriguing spying scandals since the cold war rubbed shoulders with some of Britain’s most highest profile businessmen at glittering evenings in London nightclubs. [...]
Posted on June 30, 2010 - by Venik
Russian spies’ families: ‘For the children it’s very scary’
Seven children belong to the four couples charged with being spies for Russian intelligence services Katie Murphy, 11, said goodbye to her parents to go to a a friend’s birthday party and sleepover. When she got home next morning, her mother and father had been arrested and FBI agents were turning her bedroom upside down. [...]
