Russia Captures Alleged American CIA Agent In Moscow 195
wiredmikey tips this AFP report:
"Russia on Tuesday said it had detained an alleged American CIA agent working undercover at the U.S. embassy who was discovered with a large stash of money as he was trying to recruit a Russian intelligence officer. Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB, ex-KGB) identified the man as Ryan C. Fogle — third secretary of the political section of Washington's embassy in Moscow — and said he had been handed back to the embassy after his detention. Photographs published show his alleged espionage equipment including wigs, a compass, torch and even a mundane atlas of Moscow as well as a somewhat old fashioned mobile phone. Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said Fogle was carrying 'special technical equipment, written instructions for recruiting a Russian citizen, a large sum of money and means for changing a person's appearance.' The FSB also said the U.S. intelligence service has made repeated attempts to recruit the staff of Russian law enforcement agencies and special services. The incident comes amid a new chill in Russian-U.S. relations sparked by the Syrian crisis and concern in Washington over what it sees as President Vladimir Putin's crackdown on human rights."
Bitcoins (Score:3, Funny)
What if he would have been secretly paid Bitcoins?
Re:Amateur (Score:5, Funny)
Lopsided war (Score:5, Funny)
Their spies are hot redheads, ours look like dimwitted fratboys. I can't tell if we're losing or winning.
Re:Meh (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Lopsided war (Score:2, Funny)
Their spies are hot redheads, ours look like dimwitted fratboys. I can't tell if we're losing or winning.
Who do you mean by our spies, comrade?
Somewhat old fashioned mobile phone (Score:5, Funny)
Counter Counter Counter Intelligence (Score:5, Funny)
"We suspect this man is spy."
"Take his money, Tell him only lies, see where lies turn up."
"Maybe they know, we know, he is spy?"
"Possible. He has been searched?"
"He is carry a compass, torch, map of Moscow, mobile phone..."
"Yes, is spy. They expect we know. Use our lies to deceive. Make false leak to trick us... Kill him -- Wait, he has wig, yes?"
"Has not only a wig, but two."
"Two wigs? Ah! Is sign of double agent! Carry one wig, is a risk. Two is job application."
"You want I should not kill him then?"
"Of course not. Pay him standard fee; Send back to embassy. Tell this story to news, so CIA know he can not spy here. He can go home, work for us."
"Moscow Winter is the Father Land's greatest ally. Thin blooded American will do anything to escape it."
"One thing. Why we must speak filthy English, not Russian?"
::BLAM::
"Everyone knows. Is basic spy training to trick double agen--- Wait, you are American SPY!"
"No. I'm a Brit you poor, dead git."
Re:Somewhat old fashioned mobile phone (Score:4, Funny)
That must have been what Nikita Khrushchev was complaining about when he banged his shoe on the table at the UN: "Why doesn't this thing ever get good reception in here!"