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Russians in Spy Exchange Include Hanssen Case Figure

(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...

Alleged Ring Shows Cold War Still Hot in Spy World

WASHINGTON (June 29) -- The news of a suspected suburban spy ring couldn't have come at a worse time. Just days before, President Barack Obama stood beside Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the White House and declared they had "succeeded in resetting" the relationship between the two former Cold War rivals. Perhaps...

Other Russian Spy Cases at a Glance

(June 29) -- Cold War spy tools like fake names, coded messages and invisible ink were back in the news as federal authorities accused 11 people of belonging to a Russian spy ring. Many of the suspects blended in with American life, holding jobs and having children. A look at other Russian spy cases through the...

Aldrich Ames News From the Web

10/07/11 Column One: Justice for Jonathan Pollard Source: Jerusalem Post - Israel Next month, convicted Israeli agent Jonathan Pollard will begin his 27th year in prison, and the Obama administration is displaying stunning insensitivity to what this means for the American Jewish community.
02/24/11 Put spies behind bars, kept bosses out of jail Source: The Age - Melbourne VIC - Australia MARK Hulkower, who successfully prosecuted Aldrich Ames, one of the United States' most notorious traitors, and later defended high-profile executives accused of white-collar crimes, has died of cancer in Arlington, Virginia.

Background on Aldrich Ames

Aldrich Hazen Ames (born May 26, 1941) is a former Central Intelligence Agency counter-intelligence officer and analyst, who, in 1994, was convicted of spying for the Soviet Union and Russia.

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