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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...

Opinion: We're Becoming a Nation of Haters

(July 9) -- California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa takes pride in opposing the Obama administration. Democratic Reps. Henry Waxman and Nancy Pelosi played that role when George W. Bush was in office. Keith Olbermann provides a nightly list of "Worst Persons in the World," a personal hate list as much as anything. And Rush...

Debate: On the Right Nuclear Weapons Track

(March 8) -- President Barack Obama has resumed a vital post-Cold War chore interrupted by his predecessor -- reducing America's nuclear arsenal. The White House reportedly is putting the final touches on its Nuclear Posture Review, which aims to reinforce the world's nonproliferation regime without undercutting...

ColdWar News From the Web

10/09/11 Cuba and U.S. Still Stuck in Cold War Time Warp Source: Time During the Cold War, spy swaps were seemingly commonplace.
10/07/11 Spy Swap: the Reality Show Washington and Havana Have... Source: Time During the Cold War, spy swaps were seemingly commonplace.
08/20/11 Rebuilding Somalia, a Broken Nation, Prosp... Source: Hiiraan Online The creation of a stable and secure Somalia state is a crucial element of long-term regional peace and sustainable campaign against terrorism and piracy.
04/30/11 Joint Chiefs of Staff Spend Less on Military Source: Antiwar.com America's top military advisers want America to spend less on defense and more on education.
12/12/10 North Korea: Cold-war legacy Source: The Christian Science Monitor 1968 North Korea seizes the USS Pueblo, a Navy spy ship; its crew of 83 is released 11 months later. 1969 North Korea shoots down a US spy plane over the Sea of Japan; its 31-member crew perishes. 1976 In the "ax murder" incident, North Korean troops kill two US Army officers as they prune a tree in the demilitarized zone to improve surveillance.

Background on ColdWar

The Cold War (often dated 1947–1991) was a sustained state of political and military tension between the powers of the Western world, led by the United States and its NATO allies, and the communist world, led by the Soviet Union, its satellite states and allies.

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