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Fifth Column
Anna Chapman's dad was ex-KGB
2010-07-03
Posted by:Frozen Al

#6  Cancel that, I just learned. Not good.
Posted by: Laura Lynn Hardy   2010-07-03 21:56  

#5  What is NKVD, excuse the ignorance?
Posted by: Laura Lynn Hardy   2010-07-03 21:55  

#4  The NKVD strategy of the 30s and 40s involved creating a network for communications and logistical support and the primary business of recruitment. The idea of stars and satellites has a core of deep cover agents as the framework for a number of nodes. I suspect this was the basis for the ring uncovered, and much, much more will emerge, including some interesting stories about the "honeytrap" Chapman?
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2010-07-03 12:39  

#3  It's entirely possible that this entire group was a "decoy group" and meant to get caught.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2010-07-03 08:26  

#2  Maybe they're just the last remainder of a larger group that has operated school and regents boards and textbook committee people for decades.
Posted by: Glenmore   2010-07-03 02:55  

#1  None of the spies were inside the military or government. Chapman supposedly was working in real estate. My guess is they were obtaining classified information and following covert US plans by reading the NY Times.
Posted by: DMFD   2010-07-03 02:52  

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