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Russian Security Agency Gets Broad Pre-emptive Powers

By John William NarinsJul 29th 2010 – 3:31PM
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(July 29) -- Russia's internal security agency today gained new powers that some critics see as echoing those of its notorious Soviet-era predecessor, the KGB. President Dmitry Medvedev signed a much-debated law that empowers the FSB to issue official "warnings" to private citizens, officials and organizations, even in...

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A security agency is a governmental organization which conducts intelligence activities for the internal security of a nation.

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