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From your first link this is just from page one of google it goes on and on...and we were worried about the Patriot Act

President Vladimir Putin last week quietly signed into law the bill that will
increase state control over nongovernmental organizations

Russia's New Drug Law in Effect: No Jail for Drug Users

In January, Putin signed a new law transferring control of government subsidies
for regional newspapers from local politicians to the press ministry.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin signed into law yesterday a bill “Of tobacco smoking limitation.” The bill was approved by the State Duma (lower house) a month ago. The law will hardly affect confirmed smokers because it just legitimates long-established rules, except that it forbids smoking at a workplace.

Russian Federation: New law stifles independent civil society
Amnesty International regrets that President Putin has signed into law the controversial amendments to laws governing civil society organizations in Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's attempt to tighten regulations on the country's estimated 450,000 public-interest groups has been interpreted by many to be a sinister, Soviet-like crackdown on democracy

The new federal Law enacts a new Chapter of the RF Tax Code titled "Taxation in Performance of Production Sharing Agreements". The Chapter establishes a special tax scheme applicable to parties involved in production sharing agreements made in compliance with the federal law "On Production Sharing Agreements

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More Russian Spies In The US Than Cold War Days

Time Magazine | January 31 2005

At Los Angeles International Airport two weeks ago, FBI agents arrested an Irish businessman they had spent a week tailing all over California's Silicon Valley, from the offices of two electronics manufacturers in Sunnyvale to a hotel in Mountain View and down a quiet cul-de-sac to a suburban house in San Jose. The technology exporter, according to court papers, had purchased sophisticated computer components in the U.S. to send to Russia through Ireland. He now stands to be charged in mid-February with "unlawful export of 'defense articles.'" U.S. officials point to this little-noticed case as one manifestation of a troubling reality: although the cold war is long over, Russia is fielding an army of spooks in the U.S. that is at least equal in number to the one deployed by the old, much larger Soviet Union.

Russia runs more than 100 known spies under official cover in the U.S., senior U.S. intelligence and law-enforcement officials say. And those are just the more easily spotted spies working under the classic guise of diplomat. An unknown number of so-called nocs—who work under nonofficial cover as businessmen and -women, journalists or academics—undoubtedly expand the Russian spy force. "They're baaaaack," says a former senior U.S. intelligence official who worked against Moscow during the cold war. "They're busy as hell, but I don't think we've really got what it is that they're doing." The number of Russian spies in the U.S. is especially surprising, given that it was less than four years ago that the Bush Administration expelled 50 of them in retaliation for the humiliating discovery that FBI counterintelligence agent Robert Hanssen had been spying for Russia for 21 years.

In a high-level meeting late last year, officials tell TIME, the National Security Council instructed the FBI, CIA, State Department and other agencies to get a better handle on the Russian espionage threat. While the U.S. might like to eject suspect diplomats to force the Russians to send in their "rookies," as a U.S. official put it, Moscow would probably respond in kind, denting the CIA's corps in Russia.

As the FBI has remade itself in the wake of 9/11 into a counterterrorism agency, the bureau's long-standing counterintelligence mission has been bumped down a notch on the priority list. During this time, Russia has been among the U.S.'s rivals most aggressively exploiting the opening to build up its spying capabilities. Also, it has been using liberalized immigration rules for Russians, instituted after the cold war, to install nocs.

Officials say the Russians are after secrets about American military technology and hardware, dual-use technology such as the latest lasers, and the Administration's plans and intentions regarding the former Soviet states, China, the Middle East and U.S. energy policy, among other matters. Russia also wants to learn as much as possible about its biggest strategic worry: the U.S.'s ramped-up commitment to missile defense, which could eventually threaten Moscow's nuclear deterrent. Asked about the Russian spy surge, Russian embassy spokesman Yevgeniy Khorishko replied, "We do not comment on any of the issues concerning intelligence."

In addition to embassy-based spies, Russia—along with China, Pakistan, Iran and any number of other countries, including U.S. allies—relies on many hard-to-trace front companies, often run through third-party countries, to acquire secrets and dual-use technology. "We think there are thousands of these companies," a senior U.S. official said.

David Szady, the FBI's assistant director for counterintelligence, who is in charge of keeping tabs on foreign spies on U.S. soil, told TIME that in the next five years he wants to double the number of agents chasing spooks. Already, the FBI has placed counterespionage squads of at least seven agents in all 56 of its field division offices over the past year. What about the chance that damaging U.S. moles are helping Russia today? Says one U.S. senior intelligence official: "There's always evidence of another mole because there are always unexplained events. There are always unexplained losses. There are always enough dots that look strange."

http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/january2005/310105russianspies.htm

The CIA is looking for a few good spies, and you could be one. The CIA is especially looking to hire Asian-Americans, Arab-Americans, and women

http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/cia/cia.html

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Foreign Spies Infiltrate US Businesses
Jim Kouri, CPP

Jim Kouri, CPP is fifth vice-president of the National Association of Chiefs of Police and served in law enforcement for over 25 years. He writes for many police magazines such as Police Times. He's appeared as on-air commentator for over 100 TV and radio news and talk shows including Oprah, McLaughlin Report, CNN Headline News, MTV, Fox News, etc. His book Assume The Position is available at Amazon.Com. His website is located at http://jimkouri.us

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By Jim Kouri, CPP
January 3, 2006
[The following is based on an FBI strategy report sent to the 14,000-member National Association of Chiefs of Police.]

The foreign intelligence threat within the United States is far more complex than it has ever been historically. The threat is increasingly asymmetrical insofar as it comes not only from traditional foreign intelligence services but also from nontraditional, non-state actors who operate from decentralized organizations.

Intelligence collection is no longer limited to classified national defense information but now includes targeting of the elements of national power, including our national economic interests. Moreover, foreign intelligence tradecraft is increasingly sophisticated and takes full advantage of advances in communications security and the general openness of US society.

In short, the foreign intelligence threat is more challenging than ever. In the fall of 2003, the Foreign Counterintelligence Program had investigations involving dozens of countries that focused on hundreds of known or suspected intelligence officers who were assigned to enter or travel within the United States. These investigations spanned all 56 field offices.

In order to meet these challenges, the Foreign Counterintelligence Program is being redesigned to become more nationally focused and directed. Through a more centralized program, the FBI will ensure its ability to establish priorities, be more proactive, and better engage other intelligence community agencies so that cooperation in important cases is immediate and seamless.

A centralized program will also ensure that infrastructure issues will be consistently addressed and coordinated in order to ensure workforce expertise, that staffing matches the articulated foreign intelligence threat, and that a sufficiently broad and reliable intelligence base is developed. From this foundation, the Foreign Counterintelligence Program will be positioned to achieve its strategic objectives and ultimately reach its goal to prevent harm to the United States through foreign intelligence activity inimical to US interests.

During the past year, the Foreign Counterintelligence Program has been invigorated by the introduction of a new and innovative National Strategy for Counterintelligence and a program plan, both of which are proactive in emphasis. At the same time, additional resources were introduced to the program. To enhance counterintelligence workforce expertise, a new four-week Counterintelligence Operations course was developed.

All special agents assigned to the Counterintelligence Program are required to successfully complete this course. Computer-based distance learning courses are also available to all personnel on a variety of counterintelligence topics. A counterintelligence training course for midlevel and executive managers was also initiated, covering topics in both the tactical and strategic areas of counterintelligence management.

The FBI plays an essential role in the US government's counterintelligence efforts and has the responsibility to produce domestic foreign intelligence in support of other members of the intelligence community.

The FBI also has the responsibility to oversee the integration of domestic law enforcement and intelligence efforts to address intelligence threats in support of Director of Central Intelligence imperatives. The counterintelligence strategy involves centrally managed, proactive, and nationally directed initiatives, with prioritized and strategic objectives that support DCI imperatives, overseen by experienced headquarters managers.

Success for the Foreign Counterintelligence Program will be reflected in the extent to which the FBI agents are able to: identify the objectives, the assets, and the operations of foreign intelligence services operating in the United States; disrupt the operations of those foreign intelligence services; and change the behavior of targeted institutions and individuals to minimize opportunities for their exploitation.

Government support of critical national research and development initiatives in a large number of agencies and involving thousands of government contractors must be protected. Compromise of these initiatives by those hostile to the United States would do irreparable harm. The FBI must effectively meet its responsibility to assess the threat against those projects and, with other Intelligence Community agencies, initiate operations to counter the threat.

Critical National Assets are any information, policies, plans, technologies, or industries that, if stolen, modified, or manipulated by an adversary would seriously threaten US national or economic security. The FBI has a major role in identifying threats to Critical National Assets and assessing their overall vulnerability, especially in the areas of economic espionage, academic research, and private sector research and development.

As the remaining world superpower, the United States is targeted from nearly every corner of the globe. The FBI will focus its counterintelligence resources on those countries and non-state actors having the greatest potential to harm US interests, and will work to gain a greater understanding of the threats they pose. Specifically, the FBI will examine threats related to terrorism, espionage, weapons proliferation, national infrastructure, US government perception management, and foreign intelligence activities.

Sources: Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Security Institute, AmeriCop USA, National Association of Chiefs of Police, American Society for Industrial Security

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=4570

Granny we should of been spy's LOL maybe we still could laughing harder. We could pose as two old rich eccentric women traveling the world as our only indulgence. RITFLOL

THIS IS AMERICA - June 24, 2002: Women Spies
By Jerilyn Watson

VOICE ONE:

Throughout American history, women have aided the United States and its allies by spying. A show organized by the National Women's History Museum tells about these female intelligence agents. I'm Sarah Long.

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Colonel Stanislav Lunev is the highest-ranking military officer ever to defect from Russia to the United States...and we took him in and trusted him.

While the U.S. Fights a War, Foreign Spies Work Against Us
Col. Stanislav Lunev
Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002
Last week, a retired Air Force master sergeant was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of attempting to spy for Iraq, Libya and China against the U.S. in exchange for $13 million.
The government said Brian P. Regan had access to top secret and classified information in his work at the super-secret National Reconnaissance Office, including space satellites, early-warning systems, means of defense against large-scale attack, and major elements of military strategy.

In other words, Mr. Regan had access to the heart of America's national security, whose secrets he tried to sell to rogue nations and to anybody willing to pay cash.

His case is a good reminder for us that while the U.S. remains busy with the war on international terrorism, America is still facing other threats as serious as international terrorism.

Some of our new so-called partners in the war such as Russia and Communist China are taking advantage of our preoccupation with the war by increasing their spying activities against the U.S., which they consider as their "main potential military adversary."

The level of Chinese intelligence penetration of the American establishment became known to the public over the last few years thanks to press reports about the handing of U.S. nuclear secrets to Beijing's communist leadership and the use of Chinese intelligence funds to assist the election campaigns of America's liberal-left politicians.

The level of Russia's intelligence penetration of American secrets is not well known, but the case of Mr. Hanssen, arrested in the beginning of last year, very clearly demonstrates the capabilities of Moscow spies.

According to intelligence estimates, Russian spies currently continue their penetration through the U.S. national security apparatus, where they are recruiting agents and so-called trusted persons with access to the most sensitive, important and vital of our country secrets.

Additionally, hundreds of Russian spies during the last several years have been deeply involved in industrial espionage against America, where they are penetrating U.S. industrial, financial, commercial and other infrastructures.

Following requests from Russia's organized crime syndicates, which have infiltrated practically all levels of Russian government institutions, Moscow spies are working very hard to find breaks and holes in the security of American private businesses.

The spies' penetration is followed by Russian criminals' attacks against the most profitable American companies and corporations, especially in an effort to establish control over businesses compromised by the intelligence agencies.

In New York, California and Florida, as well as some other American states, the situation with Russian crime syndicate activity became so obvious that local authorities have declared a state of emergency in their areas.

After Sept. 11, Russian leaders promised to provide us intelligence information for the war on terror, but until now their data has been extremely limited and hardly useful for the anti-terrorist operation.

Currently, however, the leaders of the Russian spy agencies frequently visit Washington, where they seek classified intelligence and secret information from the U.S., including data from the Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters in American custody.

There is no doubt that real cooperation between the special services of the two countries could be helpful to the war on terror, but we need to be very careful not to provide American secrets to spies operating against the U.S.

We must also keep in mind the present Russian leaders' point of view that in our world there can be friendly countries but never friendly intelligence.

Colonel Stanislav Lunev is the highest-ranking military officer ever to defect from Russia to the United States
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