could it happen?

[EskimoJoe]

I haven't been IN in a long time

That's what she said.

IN

[AWwrgwy]

When are we going to war with Israel? 

Or Canada?

 


IN



wrongway

[AKH]

In and no.

[RTHolmes]

well LeMay spent years trying to goad the ruskies into war with the entire SAC at his disposal and they didnt take the bait, I dont think the arrest of a few spiez is going to do it...

[Avanti]

Alright first or all

IN

and what makes you think that American's don't have spies in Russia?

[ozrocker]

INconcievable, but then again. AnythINg is possible.

                                          <S> Oz

[Wildcat1]

Alright first or all

IN

and what makes you think that American's don't have spies in Russia?

you're exactly right, we could, which, IMO, ignites another Cold War

[whiteman]

looks like you made it, congrats

[Spikes]

That's what she said.

IN

Umm....actually no.

[Maverick]

All they really needed to do was file an freedom of INformation request form after making a campaign donation.

[bustr]

If you are talking about those Russian agents in here then the plan is working. Now you are not watching news of the Gulf oil spill or the Kagan hearings or Cap and Tax or many more important things the anointed one's regime is trying to hustle past us tax paying citizens. Ask yourself why suddenly the need to bust a group of Russian agents that have been known about for a very long time right after making nice with the president of Russia all over the news just before going into the G20 with him? Obama knew about the agents long before he made nice with the Russian president.

Why throw away that big of a chess piece after the "love in" with the Russian President?

My late Father and mother both retired from NSA as Russian military anylists. My Father was also a USAF SAC Russian linguist during the Cold War translating radio chatter to determin launch windows for U2's and RB57's out of Peshawar Pakistan in the early 60's. Used to be we quietly captured Russian agents then talked to Russia via back channels and negotiated with them.

Why suddenly does Obama need to slap Russia in this manner?

[phatzo]

Umm....actually no.

not if I stay up til 3 am playing aces high

[Viperius]

In contrast the accusations against the Russians are rather vague. We are told they were looking at gold trading, something that is actually legal to do.
This story feels weird and it looks like Obama wanted to put Russia on the defensive, which means that whatever Obama and Medvedev talked about in their meeting, it did not go well for Obama.

This is Obama's squeak-slap back at Medvedev.

[Wildcat1]

In contrast the accusations against the Russians are rather vague. We are told they were looking at gold trading, something that is actually legal to do.
This story feels weird and it looks like Obama wanted to put Russia on the defensive, which means that whatever Obama and Medvedev talked about in their meeting, it did not go well for Obama.

This is Obama's squeak-slap back at Medvedev.

wow, really? strange....

if that's true, i dont know why obama would escalate this, he seems like he doesnt like anything to do with the military

[RTHolmes]

In contrast the accusations against the Russians are rather vague.

really? they look pretty specific to me.

radiograms and long communications direct with moscow centre, indirect comms using steganography.

brush-passes, ad-hoc wireless networks, secret meetings with the ever-popular "didnt we meet in ..." confirmation exchanges with known russian agents.

dead letterboxes, fake passports, false identities, large amounts of unaccounted cash etc etc etc.

this is classic "berlin rules" stuff. what surprises me is that anyone imagines that this activity ever stopped.