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Irish Police Arrest 2 Over 2006 Killing of British Spy
By not in system - AOL NewsDUBLIN -- Irish police interrogated two suspected IRA dissidents Wednesday over the killing of a top Sinn Fein official who was exposed as a British spy, a scandal that has inspired a legion of conspiracy theories. Denis Donaldson died when an attacker shot him from close range with a shotgun at the door of his isolated cottage in County Donegal on April 4, 2006. The 56-year-old Irish Republican Army veteran had gone into hiding after admitting he had served as a British intelligence mole within the Sinn Fein-IRA movement for two decades. He was one of several such spies planted by British ...
Aiding the Enemy: Read the Most Serious Charge Against Bradley Manning
By David Knowles - AOL NewsBradley Manning is in very hot water. The U.S. Army has charged Pfc. Bradley Manning with 22 new crimes, including "aiding the enemy," a capital offense, NBC News reported. Army prosecutors are not asking for the death penalty, but NBC News says the presiding military judge could override the prosecution and impose the death penalty. Whether the 23-year-old Manning receives the death penalty for the charge of releasing hundreds of thousands of pages of classified U.S. government information to Julian Assange's WikiLeaks group will depend on how a court defines both the terms "aid" and ...
Ex-Spy Anna Chapman to Run for Russia's Parliament, Report Says
By not in system - AOL NewsWhat do you do when you've failed at a career in espionage? Try politics! Anna Chapman, the sultry redhead who was kicked out of the United States in June for spying, will run for Parliament in her native Russia, The Telegraph reported, citing Russia's Nezavisimaya Gazeta newspaper. Mikhail Metzel, AP Anna Chapman, who was deported from the U.S. on charges of espionage, is reportedly considering a run for the Russian Parliament. Chapman, who turns 29 on Wednesday, has been penciled in as the candidate to represent the Volgograd region in southern Russia, the ...
Spy Games: Intelligence Agency to Fund Video Games for Spooks
By Sharon Weinberger - AOL NewsScientists say video games can increase concentration, help with learning and even improve decision-making skills. Now, in an effort to improve the work of spies, the intelligence community may also resort to using educational games. The motivation for this gaming pursuit, according to a recent announcement about the program, called Sirius, is that everyone is subject to bias, including spies. "When an intelligence problem invokes these biases, analysts may draw inferences or adopt beliefs that are logically unsound or not supported by evidence," says the program announcement. The goal is ...
Saudi Arabia Releases 'Zionist Spy' Bird of Prey
By Dana Kennedy - AOL NewsA bird suspected by some of being a spy for Israel's Mossad is being released by Saudi Arabia after officials learned the creature was merely part of a university research project. The bird, which was first identified as a vulture but is reportedly a bald eagle, was captured last week by a local hunter in a remote area of the Saudi desert. The bird was wearing a GPS transmitter and a leg bracelet with the words "Tel Aviv University," according to reports that began with the Israeli daily Ma'ariv. Within hours, reports that Israel was using birds of prey in a Zionist espionage plot went viral ...
Iran Says American Woman Detained as Spy
By not in system - AOL NewsTEHRAN, Iran -- Iranian authorities have detained a 55-year-old American woman on spying charges, a state-owned newspaper reported Thursday. The daily IRAN said the woman had spying equipment hidden on her body when customs authorities detained her in the border town of Nordouz, 370 miles northwest of the capital Tehran. The report said she arrived in Iran from neighboring Armenia without a visa. It did not say when she was detained. The woman is the fourth American Iran has arrested and accused of spying in less than two years. Sponsored Links In July 2009, Iran detained three Americans ...
From Russia With Love: Taking Care of Ex-Spies
By John William Narins - AOL NewsWhen 10 members of the Russian spy ring busted in June were returned to Russia two weeks later in a spy swap, some wondered what people trained to blend into American suburban life could do back in a Russia. Apparently there was no need for concern. Sergei Karpukhin, AFP / Getty Images Anna Chapman became the most famous member of the Russian spy ring that was busted in the U.S. this summer. She and nine others were deported in exchange for four double agents held by Moscow. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin promised to take care of them, and it seems he intends to make good on that. ...
Defiant WikiLeaks Chief Decries 'Smear' Campaign
By Lauren Frayer - AOL News(Dec. 17) -- On his first full day of freedom in 10 days, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange decried today what he called a possible "secret" indictment against him and revealed that his biggest fear is the prospect of being extradited to America. The 39-year-old also called Swedish sex-crimes allegations a "very successful smear campaign," and said the word "rape" now comes up "millions" of times when searching his name on Google. Assange posted bail from a London prison Thursday and is fighting extradition to Sweden on rape charges. Assange spoke to several media outlets by video link and ...
Air Force Joins the War on WikiLeaks and The New York Times
By Dave Thier - AOL News(Dec. 14) -- It's held off on using bombers for now, but the Air Force has stepped up its opposition to international media organization WikiLeaks. It has reportedly blocked access to WikiLeaks and media websites such as The New York Times, The Guardian and Der Spiegel that originally published WikiLeaks documents. According to Reuters, an Air Force spokeswoman called the action "routine." The Air Force is just the latest in a litany of high-profile enemies lining up against WikiLeaks. Visa, MasterCard and PayPal all cut their services to the whistle-blower group, effectively kneecapping its ...
Imprisoned Spy's Son Sentenced for Aiding Dad
By David Lohr - AOL News
(Dec. 7) -- The son of a former CIA officer was sentenced today to five years of probation for helping his father, an imprisoned spy, contact Russian intelligence officials from behind bars. Nathan Nicholson, 26, faced a potentially long prison term, but federal prosecutors recommended a lighter sentence because he helped authorities make a case against his father, 60-year-old Harold James "Jim" Nicholson. Rick Bowmer, AP A federal judge Tuesday sentenced Nathan Nicholson to five years of probation for helping his father, an imprisoned spy, contact his old Russian handlers in a scheme to ...
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