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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/07/AR2010070702201_pf.html

U.S., Russia negotiating swap of spy suspects

By Walter Pincus and Karen DeYoung
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, July 8, 2010; A01

The United States and Russia are negotiating a swap in which
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10 Russian spy suspects would be freed after a plea deal in
exchange for Moscow’s release of a defense researcher held for the past
decade on espionage charges, a U.S. official said.

The official confirmed that talks between the two governments began last
week shortly after the June 27 arrest of the suspects, who have been charged
with conspiring to act as secret Russian agents in this country. Nine of
them are also charged with money-laundering. An 11th person, also named in
the indictment, is at large.
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The diplomatic discussions depend on lawyers reaching a plea arrangement in
federal court in New York, which an attorney for one of the suspects said
could come as early as Thursday. Three arrested in Northern Virginia and two
arrested in the Boston area were transferred to New York on Wednesday,
joining the five others.

In Moscow, an attorney for Igor Sutyagin, a Russian arms researcher who has
spent 11 years in prison on espionage charges, said her client was
unexpectedly brought to the capital on Tuesday from a penal colony in the
far northwest and told that he was being included in the exchange. Sutyagin,
who has maintained his innocence, was also issued a passport.

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WAG, it is OK to rant, it isn’t my thread, it is Velveeta’s, but she is never here and will never know....LOL...LOL...

I listen to the border of Mexico problems and am amazed that no one really understands what is going on or how we are being taken over.

Above is the latest on the spy swap.

In my opinion, this whole thing was planned from the beginning, the ‘o’ got a boost in his rating and we import a guy who will feed us so much disinformation that we will not know the truth, if we step in it.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/08/AR2010070803476_pf.html

Russia to release four prisoners in spy exchange with U.S.

By Jerry Markon, Walter Pincus and William Branigin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, July 8, 2010; 6:36 PM

Ten Russian spy suspects pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in New
York and were promptly ordered deported to Russia as part of a deal under
which U.S. officials said Moscow would release four prisoners accused of
spying for the West.

Each of the 10 admitted acting secretly as an agent for Russia in violation
of U.S. law requiring foreign agents to register with the government. U.S.
District Judge Kimba M. Wood then sentenced each of them to time served
since their June 27 arrests and ordered their deportation.

Documents submitted in federal court in Manhattan said Russia has agreed to
release four prisoners incarcerated there “for alleged contact with Western
intelligence agencies.”

The four were not immediately named, but reports from Moscow Wednesday
indicated that the government was preparing to release Igor Sutyagin, a
prominent Russian scientist who has been imprisoned for 11 years on
espionage charges he has steadfastly denied.

Three of the Russian prisoners were convicted of spying and are serving
lengthy prison terms, the court documents said. All have served at least “a
number of years” in prison, and several are in poor health, according to the
documents. The Russian government has agreed to release them and their
families for “resettlement,” the documents said.

Three were accused by Russia of contacting Western intelligence agencies
while they were working for the Russian government or its Soviet
predecessor, according to the documents. They said some of the detainees
worked for the Russian military “and/or for various Russian intelligence
agencies.”

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