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Russian Spy Anna Chapman to Reveal 'All Secrets'
By not in system - AOL NewsMOSCOW - Russian spy Anna Chapman is enticing viewers to turn into her new Russian television show by promising to reveal "all secrets." But the secrets will not be about her undercover work in the United States - they are about the mysteries of the world. Related Stories Only in Russia: Anna Chapman Juggles Playboy and Politics Anna Chapman, the Redheaded Russian Spy: Where Is She Now? The director of documentary programs at private REN-TV says Friday night's debut of the program hosted by Chapman will focus on stigmata and other skin marks. So far, ...
Biden on Spy Swap: 'We Got Back Four Really Good Ones'
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyDespite the uneven exchange, Vice President Joe Biden says the spy swap with Russia was a good deal for the United States because "we got back four really good ones" and the 10 headed to the Russia "hadn't done much" during their espionage careers in this country. Biden made the comment Friday night in an appearance on the "Tonight Show With Jay Leno" on NBC after the host said the four-for-10 trade "doesn't seem fair." Were the Russian spies "sort of like moles" planted in this country to "see what you can find out," or were they on a specific mission, the comedian asked. "The former," Biden ...
How the Spy Swap Plays in Russia: Darkly
By John William Narins - AOL News(July 10) -- The arrest of ten Russian spies in the U.S., and the subsequent agreement to swap them for Russian prisoners, has created a furor in the Russian press very different from the U.S. obsession with sexy Facebook pictures and the fate of the children. The Russians have been much more drawn to probing the mysterious motives, whether real or imaginary, that lurk in the shadows behind this bizarre episode. Initially, Russia's reaction was one of nearly total skepticism. The word "spies" was almost always given in scare-quotes, suggesting that the FBI's story was a fabrication. The ...
Not-So-Russian Spy Vicky Pelaez Caught in a Bind
By Mara Gay - AOL News(July 9) -- Vicky Pelaez is not like the others. For the other nine spies, life came full circle today when a plane carried them home to Russia in the most high-profile spy swap since the end of the Cold War. But for Peruvian-born Pelaez, the one-way ticket to Russia is a new adventure, only the latest chapter in the very full and complicated life of an admitted spy, radical journalist, wife and mother. Diario La Republica / AP Peruvian-born Vicky Pelaez was one of 10 people who pleaded guilty in the U.S. Thursday on charges of spying for Russia. Even within a ring of secret Russian ...
Question Marks Hang Over Spy Purveyor Vision Airlines
By Hugh Collins - AOL News(July 9) -- Much mystery surrounds today's spy exchange at the Vienna airport. But amid all the secrecy, one name stood out: Vision Airlines. The company's name was emblazoned in bold red lettering across the white U.S. plane, large enough to be read by any amateur spy fanatic poring over the news stories. Vision Airlines' activities are a lot less clear. The U.S. government clearly trusts the company to carry out delicate tasks. But the airline appears to have a testy relationship with some employees and has faced accusations that some of the work it carries out has ranged on the dark ...
Juan Lazaro Jr., Kid Left Behind in Spy Swap, Is Piano Prodigy [Video]
By David Knowles - AOL News(July 9) -- The spy kid plays a mean Beethoven. Juan Lazaro Sr. and Vicky Palaez are headed to Moscow as part of the extraordinary spy swap between the Russian and U.S. governments. But Juan Lazaro Jr., the couple's 17-year-old son, will, at least for now, be staying behind in New York, where he studies music. As ABC News reported, the younger Lazaro is a piano prodigy, and a quick check of YouTube turned up some impressive footage of a few of his recent recitals. Here he is at the age of 16, performing Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, 4th Movement. No word on whether the footage ...
Spy Swap Suspicions? Death of Russian Turncoat Raises Eyebrows
By Dana Chivvis - AOL NewsSergei Tretyakov, a Russian spy who defected to the United States in 2000, has died, Washington, D.C. radio station WTOP is reporting. The timing of the announcement is viewed suspiciously by some, given the spy swap that occurred between the U.S. and Russia today and the fact that Tretyakov apparently died last month. His wife, Helen, reportedly asked that his death not be announced until an autopsy was completed. No foul play was reported in the autopsy, according to WTOP. "To do something against us, I think it's too late for the Russian government," Tretyakov told WTOP reporter J.J. Green ...
Dosvedanya, Anna: Sexy Spy Didn't Want to Leave US
By Mara Gay - AOL News(July 9) -- It may be dosvedanya for Anna Chapman, but we probably haven't heard the last word from the sexy Russian spy. Her lawyer says she is going to resume her business career. And reportedly she is considering suing her ex-husband, who divulged details about their bedroom romps and shared topless photos of her with a London tabloid. As planes carrying 14 freed prisoners apparently exchanged their cargo in the largest U.S.-Russian spy swap since the Cold War, attorney Robert Baum said his client will pursue her online real estate business in her mother country. Visit msnbc.com for ...
Russians in Spy Exchange Include Hanssen Case Figure
By Andrea Stone - AOL News(July 9) -- A former Russian intelligence officer who may have provided information that helped uncover two of the worst spies in U.S. history -- Robert Hanssen and Aldrich Ames -- is among the four Russians swapped for 10 sleeper agents in an elaborate Cold War-style spy swap today. Alexander Zaporozhsky, a decorated former KGB officer who, according to Reuters, may have helped expose the American turncoats, had served seven years of an 18-year sentence on charges of spying for the United States. He was released with three others and flown to Vienna. The Washington Post reported that ...
Russian Spy Swap: Spies by Names and Occupations
By Kathryn Yao - AOL NewsUPDATE: "Ten Russian agents have been flown to Vienna after being deported from the US as part of a Cold War-style spy swap between Moscow and Washington," Sky.com reported. "They are expected to be handed over to Russian officials in the Austrian capital." (July 8) -- An amicable trade agreement between the United States and Russia was reached this afternoon to much fanfare. Of course, this was no ordinary deal, as the bargaining chips were none other than the lives of some 10 Russian and four Western spies. Details of the swap began to emerge even before a New York judge ordered the ...
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