Former British-Based Spy Authored Controversial Report on Trump
The author of report on comprising material Russia allegedly has on President-elect Donald Trump is Christopher Steele, a former officer in Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service.
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British Man to be Extradited to US on Iranian Weapon Sales Charges
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A retired British businessman will be extradited to the US after losing a High Court battle, reports the Mail Online. Christopher Tappin, 64, faces charges of conspiring to sell parts for Iranian missiles in the US, which he denies. In fighting extradition, he claimed entrapment by the FBI, which a British…
US, UK Security Directives Clash Over London Olympics; FBI Plans to Send 500 Agents
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Expressing deep unease about the UK’s restricting the scope of anti-terrorism “stop and search” powers, the U.S, plans to send about 1,000 security agents to the 2012 London Olympics, which will include a contingent of about 500 FBI agent, reports Adelaide Now. “We are not equal partners in this,” said an unnamed…
A Trade of a Different Sort: This One Won’t Help Any Teams Win the Championship
By Allan Lengel ticklethwire.com Trades in sports like the NBA often garner plenty of attention. But this trade is different: spies for spies. The New York Daily News reports that a plan is in the works to send the 10 Russian spies arrested last week home in exchange for imprisoned spies who did work for…