FBI Spy Caught.Robert Philip Hanssen lived a double life. He was an FBI agent who had access to highly classified government information Hanssen once called the Soviet Union an "Evil Empire." But last month, he was caught passing U.S. secrets to Russian agents. Now, he faces charges of treason treason, legal term for various acts of disloyalty. The English law, first clearly stated in the Statute of Treasons (1350), originally distinguished high treason from petit (or petty) treason. Petit treason was the murder of one's lawful superior, e.g. (betrayal Betrayal See also Treachery. Judas Iscariot apostle who betrays Jesus. [N.T.: Matthew 26:15] Proteus though engaged, steals his friend Valentine’s beloved, reveals his plot and effects his banishment. [Br. ). If convicted, he could get the death penalty. Hanssen started working for the FBI in 1976. Nine years later, officials says, he offered to sell information to the Soviet Union. Over the course of 15 years, he may have been paid as much as $1.4 million in cash and diamonds. Intelligence experts say that there is no easy way to stop spying spying: see espionage. Spying Birch, Harvey a double spy, secretly in the employ of George Washington. [Am. Lit.: Cooper The Spy] Bond, James Agent 007: super spy, super hero. [Br. Lit.: Herman, 27] C.I. . But Attorney General John Ashcroft John David Ashcroft (born May 9 1942) is an American politician who was the 79th United States Attorney General. He served during the first term of President George W. Bush from 2001 until 2005. Ashcroft was previously the Governor of Missouri (1985 – 1993) and a U.S. says more must be done to protect U.S. secrets. Says Ashcroft, the U.S. remains an "international target in a dangerous would." |
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