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2022-08-27 Europe

Female Russian spy who 'lured NATO staff into honeytraps while posing as jewellery designer socialite' in Italy is revealed by Bellingcat investigation

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Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-27 01:08|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

Nothing much new under the sun.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-08-27 06:20|| 2022-08-27 06:20|| Front Page Top

#2 NATO should consult with Swallwell on this. After all, he's got experience. He'll get to the bottom of the stink.

Posted by Warthog 2022-08-27 09:37|| 2022-08-27 09:37|| Front Page Top

#3 One of Russia's favorite and most successful spy operations, the honeytrap.

Posted by DarthVader 2022-08-27 10:11|| 2022-08-27 10:11|| Front Page Top

#4 The female aspect must be the surprise.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-08-27 10:52|| 2022-08-27 10:52|| Front Page Top

#5 Must be a real strain to keep both lives apart. It also shows spies don't solely make their bones by finding an AHA! recipe for a new bomb.
It's smaller stuff in large amounts over time allowing analysts to build a picture.

So one of her friends says hubby's being TDY to Taiwan. No big deal but it turns out, from other sources, that he's the thirty-fifth this month. An op is laid on to hang out there to find out what's going on.
Keeps everybody busy.

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2022-08-27 11:32|| 2022-08-27 11:32|| Front Page Top

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