Ex-Russian operative led UN 'spy nest' (UN oil-for-food scandal)

AP on Yahoo ^ | 1/26/08 | John Heilprin - ap

[kittymyrib]

When is the USA going to wake up and close that nest of vipers in NYC? Another socialist utopian scheme, funded by the ignorant tax drones, that has been nothing but an albatross around the necks of Americans for decades.

[SteamShovel]

A former Russian top spy says his agents helped the Russian government steal nearly $500 million from the U.N.'s oil-for-food program

I think this guy had better start using food tasters.

[george76]

” And finally in my life, when I defected, I did something good in my life...”

[mgist]

Great article!!!

[Fred Nerks]

Volcker's reports blamed shoddy U.N. management and the world's most powerful nations for allowing corruption in the $64 billion program to go on for years.

he should have named them.

[george76]

I wonder who “ he recruited for Russia were a Canadian nuclear weapons expert who became a U.N. nuclear verification expert in Vienna...”

[decimon]

Spion bump.

[james500]

“His defection was first reported by the AP in 2001. Shortly after, the New York Times broke the news that he was not a diplomat, but a top Russian spy who was extensively debriefed by the CIA and the FBI.”

The public disclosure of his covert activities sparked outrage by the press and democrat party, leading to Congressional hearings and criminal investigations.

Oh, wait...

[tpanther]

meanwhie on NBC nightly news with Brian Williams...

(crickets chirping)

[tpanther]

Yeah, snap put of it! Go get some coffee...think Sandy Burlgar...

[G8 Diplomat]

Sergei Tretyakov: The non-fiction Marko Ramius (except this time not on a sub)

[StormEye]

"I wonder who “ he recruited for Russia were a Canadian nuclear weapons expert who became a U.N. nuclear verification expert in Vienna...”"

This shouldn't be to difficult to narrow down.

[george76]

Not my field, but how many : “ Canadian nuclear weapons expert(s) who became a U.N. nuclear verification expert in Vienna” are there ?

I bet that the CIA / FBI knows.

[Fred Nerks]

hmmm...he’s left the door wide open for whoever that is/was to be identified.

[spanalot]

no surprise here.

[Chode]

do I really have to say it???

[varyouga]

He describes a Russian businessman who got hold of a nuclear bomb, and kept it stored in a shed at his dacha outside Moscow.

I guess AP assumes everyone speaks Russian? Dacha is a summer/vacation home if someone didn't know.

It's pretty strange that the Russians would let a rogue nuke sit right outside Moscow. Either their intelligence isn't what it used to be or this story is BS.

[texas booster]

What was his name? Scott something, who was later blackmailed with a kiddie porn accusation?