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Monday, June 28, 2010

News FBI Busts Russian Spy Ring in Manhattan (and Yonkers!)

Posted by Mark Asch on Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 4:55 PM

A just-released press release from the Department of Justice (Talking Points has it, we are somehow not on that publicist's list) touts the arrest of ten people yesterday, in Manhattan, Montclair, Boston, Virginia and Yonkers, in for "for allegedly carrying out long-term, 'deep-cover' assignments in the United States on behalf of the Russian Federation."

The fifth column is everywhere.

Tags: Espionage, Russia, Russian Spies Right Here in Westchester County, Holy Shit Tailgunner Joe Was Right

        
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Monday, June 28, 2010

News FBI Busts Russian Spy Ring in Manhattan (and Yonkers!)

Posted by Mark Asch on Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 4:55 PM

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