Turkish Spy Arrested Plotting Attacks in Germany
A man believed to be a Turkish spy was arrested by German police after they discovered his plans to assassinate several Kurdish and other figures opposed to the Turkish regime in Germany.
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Iran: Saudi Arabia’s Execution of 15 for Espionage ‘Politically Motivated and Unfounded’
The government of Iran has responded to a Saudi court’s decision to sentence 15 Iranian citizens to death on charges of espionage, accusing Saudis of “forging” divides among Muslims “and spreading false accusations.”
Iran Defies U.S. and Rejects Demand for Release of Dual Nationals
Iran said on Wednesday it would accept no US “interference” after Washington demanded the release of a dual national and his 80-year-old father given 10 year sentences for espionage.
Britain’s MI6 Intelligence Agency To Get 40 Per Cent More Spies
LONDON, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Britain’s foreign intelligence service is to get 40 percent more spies in one of the biggest expansions since the Cold War as MI6 seeks to harness new technology, the BBC said.
FBI: Hillary Clinton Lost Cell Phones with Classified Emails
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lost several mobile telephones carrying e-mails from her private server during her time in office, according to newly-released FBI documents on the investigation into her mishandling of classified information.
Islamic State Slaughters Dozens of Its Own Fighters During Spy Hunt
The Associated Press cites “Syrian opposition activists, Kurdish militia commanders, several Iraqi intelligence officials and an informant for the Iraqi government” as sources for a report that paranoid Islamic State leaders are butchering dozens of their own fighters on a hunt for spies.
Obama Allows Cuban Police Official to Tour Key Drug War Facility
The Washington Post editorial board is excoriating the White House for an alarming report surfacing that Cuban military agents were given a tour of a pivotal Key West military facility upon the invitation of the U.S. military.
U.S. Spy Stephanie Rader Dies at Age 100
Stephanie Rader, a 100-year-old woman who worked as an undercover spy in Poland at the end of World War II, may still get the Legion of Merit that eluded her for nearly 70 years—but it will be a posthumous honor. Rader died Thursday, after fighting Parkinson’s disease, a family friend told me.
Cyberwar Defeat: U.S. Pulls Assets from China After OPM Hack
CNN reported Wednesday that a U.S. official has confirmed that “the United States is pulling spies from China as a result of the cyberattack that compromised the personal data of 21.5 million government workers.”
Report: Al-Qaeda Executes Alleged Spies Linked to Saudi Arabia, U.S.
Yemen-based al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) publicly executed at least two men accused of spying on behalf of Saudi Arabia and the United States and then hung their bodies from a bridge, reports The Long War Journal.
U.S. Charges Six Chinese Nationals With Economic Espionage
REUTERS– The U.S government charged six Chinese nationals with economic espionage, saying they stole secrets from two companies that develop technology often used in military systems, the Department of Justice said on Tuesday. It was the third time in as
US Spy Traded in Obama Cuba Deal Still Missing
Rolando Sarraff Trujillo, a United States spy sentenced to 25 years in prison in Cuba for espionage, would call his parents every day from deep within the Cuban penal system. Then, one day in mid-December, the calls stopped, and President Barack Obama announced that Sarraff was safely on American soil. Since his alleged release, however, his family and friends have not heard from him and are demanding to know whether he is, indeed, free.
