Englishmum

This sounds like something from the Cold War days.....!

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/wo.../29spy.html?hp

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/201...tml#incart_hbx

(They had Irish surnames too! )

Octang Frye

And British passports. That Amy girl is scrummy.

Englishmum

Oooh, it's just like a spy novel or movie...there is even a beautiful 'femme fatale' allegedly involved (at first I thought I'd read that Octang Frye thought she was *scummy* instead of scrummy lol!):

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/nationa...bM?photo_num=1

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/s...f9yEDTbtXcQnUL

Now it seems there could be up to 50 couples who are spies residing in the USA.....better check there isn't a 'Red Under Your Bed' lol!

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/interna...n9MVqZxrHCcGdO

Zonie

Has Dan725 been arrested yet?

SDDep

Come on you lot....sleeper agents are nothing new...been around for ages, even since the end of zee cold war...its just mainly about finance, technology and such..(industrial espionage)...vs the old military stuff..


so essentially...suspect everyone and check under yer bed...

Zap-Robo

Some nice reading for the tech angle (how they reported back, etc.) on El Reg today....

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/29/spy_ring_tech/

Jerseygirl

Did I ever tell you my real name is Svetlana?

SDDep

you werent that shot putter from the olympics were ya? the lovely big husky one with the pony tails, they were all agents of ze USSR...haha..

Jerseygirl

Err...I'm claiming the 5th on that question.

Brit3964

I wonder how many US spies there are in Iran, China and North Korea?

Jerseygirl

We wouldn't do such a thing...using undercover operatives is so much classier.