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espionage stories: 54 news summaries

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Wiretap Catches Rep Making Deal for Pro-Israel Lobby Group

Bushies helped kill probe of Dem Harman

Apr 20, 09 9:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A wiretap by the National Security Agency caught California Rep. Jane Harman promising a suspected Israeli agent she’d intervene on behalf of two pro-Israeli lobbyists facing espionage charges, sources tell CQ Politics. In exchange, the agent promised to pressure then-minority leader Nancy Pelosi into making Harman chair of the... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Israel • Alberto Gonzales • FBI • espionage • NSA • National Security Agency • wiretap • Jane Harman • AIPAC • warrantless wiretapping • Israeli lobby

Tehran Judge Echoes Call for 'Fair' Saberi Trial

Iran minister chides Obama for not knowing details of closed trial

Apr 20, 09 8:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - The head of Iran’s judiciary issued a statement today requesting that Roxana Saberi’s appeal “should be fairly, accurately, and quickly considered.” It’s not clear whether Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahrudi means Saberi’s appeal will be successful, or if he merely wants to stress to international... More »

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Iran • Tehran • Jesse Jackson • espionage • appeal • court cases • President Obama • Roxana Saberi • Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahrudi

Ahmadinejad: Ensure Jailed Journo's Rights

Make sure Saberi can defend herself, Iran prez tells prosecutor

Apr 19, 09 10:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - In connection with the case of jailed Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has written to Tehran's prosecutor to urge him to "make sure that the accused people will enjoy all freedoms and legal rights to defend themselves." Saberi's lawyer, who plans to appeal her 8-year sentence, approved... More »

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Iran • espionage • appeal • reporter • jail • journalist • sentence • Roxana Saberi

(AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she's "deeply disappointed" by Iran's sentencing of American journalist Roxana Saberi. Clinton said in a statement the US is working with Swiss diplomats in Iran to get details about the court's decision and to ensure Saberi's well-being. Clinton said the US will... More »

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Iran • Hillary Clinton • espionage • secretary of State • journalist • sentence • Roxana Saberi

 Iran Jails US Journo for Spying 

Dual citizen slapped with 8-year sentence on 'baseless' spy charges

Apr 18, 09 7:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Iranian-American journalist has been sentenced to 8 years in jail on spying charges that the US says are baseless, the BBC reports. Roxana Saberi, 31, was charged with buying alcohol without a license when she was first arrested in January, then with working without a press card, before Iranian... More »

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Iran • espionage • journalist • spying • Roxana Saberi

Hilton Sued for
Stealing Info
From Rival

Starwood claims purloined plans used to copy W luxury hotels

Apr 17, 09 2:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Starwood Hotels is accusing archrival Hilton of using stolen documents to build its new luxury brand in record time, Marketwatch reports. Starwood—which says the pilfered information amounts to a "blueprint" for building a luxury chain like the successful W hotels—is suing Hilton and two ex-Starwood execs for... More »

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espionage • Hilton Hotels • lawsuit • hotels • Starwood Hotels

American Journo Goes on Trial in Iran

Dual citizen accused of spying for US; verdict expected within weeks

Apr 14, 09 5:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A dual American-Iranian citizen accused of spying for the US has gone on trial in Iran, reports Reuters. Iranian authorities say freelance journalist Roxana Saberi is being tried behind closed doors and a verdict is expected within 2 to 3 weeks. US authorities have called the accusations "baseless" and... More »

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Iran • espionage • journalist • spying • Roxana Saberi

(Newser) - The father of the Iranian-American journalist jailed for spying in Iran says he will remain in the country until she is freed, the AP reports. “I demand them to release my daughter as soon as possible so that she can return to her normal life and continue her job,... More »

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Iran • State Department • espionage • spy • journalist • detention • criminal charges • Roxana Saberi • Reza Saberi • Revolutionary Court of Iran

(Newser) - It may sound like a B-grade espionage thriller, but foreign cyberspies have infiltrated the US electrical grid and stand ready to wreak havoc at the right moment, the Wall Street Journal reports. The foreign hackers—from China, Russia, and elsewhere—have left behind software programs that could theoretically allow them... More »

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China • Russia • espionage • electricity • Department of Homeland Security • spying

Jailed US Spy
Tries to Collect From Russia

Ex-CIA agent sends son to get money,
faces more time

Jan 29, 09 6:02 PM CST
(Newser) - A jailed spy who shared CIA secrets with Russia has improbably gotten himself into more hot water while behind bars, the Washington Post reports. Harold Nicholson, currently in the middle of a 23-year sentence, figured that Moscow still owed him money, so he got his son to travel around the... More »

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Russia • CIA • espionage • spy

 Brits Recruit Spies on Facebook 

Get ready to rock and roll

Sep 29, 08 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Single, love rock 'n roll and lip piercings, and seeking employment as 007. That could be exactly the kind of Facebook profile Britain's spy agency is seeking as it tries to recruit a more "diverse" type of spook with a new ad campaign on the social networking site. Three... More »

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espionage • Facebook • MI6 • Britain • spies

 Tzipi Livni Was a Spy in Paris  

Israeli leader-in-waiting served in elite Mossad spying unit

Sep 20, 08 6:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - The woman set to be Israel's next prime minister started her career as an elite Mossad agent in Paris, the Times of London reports. Tzipi Livni was part of a covert cell in the city during the early '80s, when it was a hotspot in the spy agency's battle with... More »

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Israel • Tzipi Livni • espionage • Mossad • Kadima • Paris • spy

 Ethel Was 
 Innocent: 
 Witness 

Co-defendant admits being spy, calls Julius' secrets 'junk'

Sep 12, 08 3:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - A co-defendant of Julius and Ethel  Rosenberg has admitted for the first time that he was a Soviet spy—and that she was innocent. Morton Sobell, 91, passed military secrets to the Communists in World War II when the nations were still allies, he told the New York Times. Sobell,... More »

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espionage • Soviet Union • Cold War • atomic bomb • Communists

Russia Claims US Citizen Provoked War

Cites teacher's found passport as proof of meddling in Georgia

Sep 3, 08 12:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - To support its claims that US intelligence agents played a role in the Georgian conflict, the Kremlin has produced a US passport belonging to an Army veteran from Texas, the Wall Street Journal reports. They say the passport was found in an outpost used by Georgian special forces. The alleged... More »

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China • Russia • CIA • Vladimir Putin • espionage • Soviet Union • KGB • Georgia • spy • international relations • passport

Top Gun-Control Activist Is Firearms Industry Spy

For-hire spy infiltrated deep into anti-gun movement

Jul 31, 08 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mary McFate is a longtime prominent member of the gun-control movement; she is also, Mother Jones shockingly reveals, Mary Lou Sapone, a spy who infiltrates citizen groups for corporations targeted by activists—and who has been employed by the NRA. Over a decade, she reached high levels in a... More »

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NRA • gun control • espionage • Daughters of the American Revolution • Brady Campaign

Judge Orders Rosenberg Evidence
Kept Secret

Attorneys sought material to clear Ethel

Jul 23, 08 4:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Evidence that could clear the name of Ethel Rosenberg must stay under wraps to protect grand jury secrecy, a judge ruled yesterday. Ethel and husband Julius were executed in 1953 for passing atomic secrets to the Soviets. Her brother David Greenglass, who testified against her, has since said he lied... More »

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espionage • Soviet Union • nuclear weapons • Cold War • atomic bomb • Communists

Brits: Russia Played Role in Ex-KGB Agent's London Murder

'Clear indications it
was state action'

Jul 8, 08 6:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - The murder of a former KGB agent in London 2 years ago was carried out with the support of the Russian government, British government sources have told the BBC. There are "very strong indications it was a state action," said one senior official. Alexander Litvinenko, who was mysteriously... More »

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Russia • Alexander Litvinenko • espionage • KGB • poison • spy • MI5

HP Exec Busted for Passing
IBM Secrets

Exec shared rival's confidential info with new HP bosses

Jul 2, 08 6:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - A former Hewlett-Packard vice president faces federal charges for sharing trade secrets from IBM, the Wall Street Journal reports. The exec requested confidential pricing information while he was working for IBM. Two months later, he got a job at HP and emailed the info to an HP executive, according to... More »

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email • espionage • IBM • corporate governance • federal indictment • corporate crime • Hewlett-Packard

Mysteries of Holocaust Hero Endure

Wallenberg's fate,
long a mystery,
begins to come to light

Apr 28, 08 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Clues are emerging about the mysteries surrounding Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who saved tens of thousands of Jews from death in the Holocaust. Documents related to a super-secret US intelligence agency known as "the Pond"—which Wallenberg may have worked with—will be released later this year.... More »

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Holocaust • espionage • Raoul Wallenberg

Engineer, 84, Busted in Israeli Spy Case

Accused of passing weapons secrets to Israel in the '80s

Apr 23, 08 4:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - An 84-year-old engineer has been arrested in New Jersey on charges he passed military secrets to Israel in the '80s, Reuters reports. Ben-Ami Kadish, who holds both US and Israeli citizenship, is accused of giving classified information—including details on fighter jets, missiles, and nuclear weapons—to an Israeli consul... More »

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Israel • espionage • nuclear weapons • spy

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