Spy Trial of Air Force Sergeant Allegedly Linked to Saddam to Open


It's the first U.S. espionage trial in nearly 50 years that could end in a death sentence: A retired Air Force master sergeant, deeply in debt, is accused of offering satellite secrets to Saddam Hussein and others for more than $13 million in Swiss currency.

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Famous Persons Listing by FBI


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German spy underwear for sale


Germany's spy agency plans to sell "top secret" underwear bearing its German eagle logo as part of its efforts to spruce up its public image. A spokeswoman for the normally publicity shy Foreign Intelligence Service (BND) said on Thursday the agency was in response to public demand for BND accessories and would open a shop in Berlin to sell the merchandise next year.

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New Domestic Spy Agency Mulled?


President Bush's top national security advisers have begun discussing the creation of a domestic intelligence agency that would take over responsibility for counterterrorism spying and analysis from the FBI, according to U.S. government officials and intelligence experts cited by Saturday's Washington Post.

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CIA Releases New 'Noah's Ark' Documents


Unfortunately, the release of the additional records does not offer any more proof of what the object might be, but only raises more questions as to why the CIA continues to hold such records as classified.

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Divorce court becomes new source for company secrets


It goes like this: A high-powered marriage breaks up, and after settlement talks fail, a scorned mate makes public through their divorce proceedings all sorts of company secrets -- from lavish executive pay and perks to corporate dealings.

Forget regulatory filings and annual reports. This is public disclosure of a different kind, with powerful repercussions.

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How mobile phones let spies see our every move


Government's secret Celldar project will allow surveillance of anyone, at any time and anywhere there is a phone signal. The radical new system, which has outraged civil liberties groups, uses mobile phone masts to allow security authorities to watch vehicles and individuals 'in real time' almost anywhere in Britain.

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