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Opinion: Amateurs Run Amok

(July 16) -- It used to be that when someone mentioned amateurs, I thought of the person who hits himself on the finger with a hammer, or pricks herself with a needle just below the thimble. Or maybe blows a fuse or two. Someone inept, pathetic and sad, but mostly harmless. Now, I take a much more sinister view. The...

Report: Sexy Spy's Phone Call to Father Led to Arrests

(July 12) -- A panicked telephone call by Anna Chapman to her father in which she confessed she feared her spy cover might have been blown forced the FBI to cut short a lengthy surveillance operation and round up the Russian espionage network, The Washington Post reports. The flame-haired spy apparently became suspicious...

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...

Russian Spy Case: What's a Traded Prisoner Worth?

(July 7) -- They've entertained us with their sultry photos, computer complaints and gardening skills. But later this week, we might have to wave farewell to our favorite suburban spy ring. According to reports, some or all of the 10 Russian agents seized in the U.S. are about to be traded for Igor Sutyagin, a nuclear...

Grad School a Novel Way for Spies to Enter US

(July 2) -- Say that you're a foreign spy who needs to infiltrate the United States for a long-term deep-cover assignment? How do you sneak in legally? Maybe you only need to enroll in graduate school. It appears that's the route taken by at least one of the 11 suspects who were charged with spying for the Russians this...