Spy Chief: West Trying To Crumble Russia

Russian Spy Boss Singles Out Britain, Says Agents Working To Weaken Kremlin

(AP)  Russia's security chief said that Western spies were working to weaken and break up the country and singled out British agents as the most intrusive, according to an interview published Wednesday.

Nikolai Patrushev, who heads the Federal Security Service, the main KGB successor agency, also claimed that foreign spies were working to foment discontent in Russia in the run-up to December's parliamentary elections and the presidential vote next spring.

Patrushev is a longtime ally of President Vladimir Putin, and his comments reflect deeply entrenched suspicions of Western intentions in the Kremlin's inner circle amid a cold spell in Russia's relations with the West. Putin himself is a 16-year KGB veteran and former chief of the Federal Security Service, known as the FSB.

"Politicians thinking in the categories of the Cold War still retain their influence in a number of Western nations," Patrushev told the weekly Argumenty i Fakty. "They have claimed credit for the collapse of the Soviet Union, and they are hatching plans aimed at dismembering Russia. They are viewing special services and their organizations as an efficient instrument for their implementation."

Patrushev said that foreign spies were focusing their efforts on gathering information related to Russia's elections. "They are trying to influence protest feelings and demonstrations in Russia."

He singled out Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, or MI6, saying its agents "aren't only gathering intelligence in all areas, but they are also trying to influence the development of the domestic political situation in our country."

Russian-British relations have been sliding, and they were strained further by last November's poisoning death in London of former Russian security agent Alexander Litvinenko. Litvinenko, a fierce Kremlin critic given asylum in Britain, accused Putin on his deathbed of being behind his polonium poisoning - charges the Kremlin has angrily denied.

Russia has rejected British demands for the extradition of the sole suspect in Litvinenko's murder, former KGB officer Andrei Lugovoi, who met with Litvinenko in a London hotel bar the day he fell ill. Putin dismissed the extradition demands as a relic of British "colonial thinking."

Patrushev said that his agency had learned how to counter British intelligence.

"We know both its strong and weak points," he said. "Since the times of Elizabeth I, (MI6) agents have been guided by the principle of the ways justifying the means. Money, bribery, blackmail, exemption from punishment for crimes committed are their main recruitment methods."

[delfmast]

Franklin D. Lomax, editorialstaff. Writes: Thank God for our cousins, as MI6 have long been labeled with great affection. With America''s lunatics of the disloyal majority dems cuddling up to terrorist financiers and refusing to call Russian, Chinese, and now Burma murderers just what they are, at least some of the English Speaking Peoples have their heads on straight. Failure to actively oppose the aspiring energy Czar''s bold attempts to Re-Russify the energy rich nations that excaped USSR slavery spells suicide for Europe, and for those small nations still hungering to be free. We hoped that our intelligence services helped with the various Orange revolutions, an it is inspiring to hear that the enemy of Freedom in Russia, and the world, is convinced of it. Now, if MI6 will buy the Digger SAS a few plane loads of beer, and ask them to go Walk-about in the new Burma King''s rest, and kill the trio of crazy old stupid men who are slaughtering the freedom protesters of Burma, as the USSR slaughtered the Hungarian freedom protesters while the world wailed and moaned, and let it happen, our faith in a still rampant symbol of Global Freedom, driven by the English Speaking Peoples, and Pax American Coalition will be justified. God Bless MI6, let Global Freedom ring.

[gkc99]

"Since the times of Elizabeth I, (MI6) agents have been guided by the principle of the ways justifying the means. Money, bribery, blackmail, exemption from punishment for crimes committed are their main recruitment methods."


It''s not called "perfidious Albion" for nothing! The agents of the theocratic state of the UK has ever meddled in the internal affairs of other states--a hankering for the lost days of Empire. Now they''re whining about the Russians playing the same game. If the Brits hadn''ts suckered us into installing the Shah on the throne of Iran (there''s "democracy" in action, Brit style, for you), we''d be in a lot better place in the Middle East right now.

In their longing for the days they ruled the world, the Brits have lured the US into more than one misadventure with poor consequences. Time to rethink the blind obediance by the US to the snap of the Brit fingers.

[neoconrcrazy]

There may be those in the UK &US who feel Russia is ripe for the picking - but they''re wrong. They are guided, again wrongly, but commonly, by their very un-christian coveting of that country''s natural resources. Putin has made it public that he will not tolerate a wholesale takeover of the Russian energy sector - with reason.

Do not let Russia''s relative decline since the Soviet days mislead anyone; inside the Russian soul (not the one bushit purportedly saw) lives the strongest nationalist feelings.

It would be at our risk and peril to antagonize them.

Putting it simply in an american way: DONT TREAD ON ME

[missingamerica]

With America''''s lunatics of the disloyal majority dems cuddling up to terrorist financiers and refusing to call Russian, Chinese, and now Burma murderers just what they are...

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Posted by delfmast at 08:28 AM : Oct 10, 2007

Ummmm...that is the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and many, many American Businesses doing the "cuddling up", delfmast.

People who are, by a great majority, Republicans.

[v_1618]

THE U.S. AND BRITAIN WANTS TO CRUMBLE NOT ONLY RUSSIA AND IRAN AND IRAN , THE U.S. AND BRITAIN WANTS TO CRUBLE ALL THE WORLD IN LATIN AMERICA WITH THE TRICKY TRADE IN AFRICA IN THE ENTIRE MIDDLE EAST .. THE U.S. AND BRITAIN GOVERMENT ARE VERY DANGEROUS LUNATICS OVER ALL THE WORLD...

[v_1618]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy-fD78zyvI

[neoconrcrazy]

v-1618 let me guess your a muslim. Posted by superchez1

LET ME GUESS! YOU''RE A RACIST IDIOT ?

Comments like yours make us ashamed to be on this site. Why don''t YOU leave and find kindred racist souls - move to Texas, if you aren''t already there ******.

[alphaa10-2009]

Bush said Putin was a man he understood and could work with. Now we know why-- both are dictators of the same stripe.

Consider the following thoroughly unconstitutional Bush claims for a "unitary exective"-- (1) continued NSA spying on Americans, with token nod to a FISA court only after a certain period has elapsed (2) use of "signing statements" saying Bush will continue to ignore any law he pleases (3) suspension of habeas corpus-- a basic right-- upon Bush declaring anybody (including an American citizen) an "enemy combatant", adenying him legal counsel and judicial review of the case, even subjecting him to indefinite imprisonment and any torture deemed warranted (4) defiance of congress in its legislative oversight of the executive-- Bush telling his staffers and appointees to avoid exposure of illegal activity by stonewalling subpoenas, or claiming amnesia when questioned by congress (5) use of "national security letters" to bypass American courts and spy on political groups in this country directly, using the FBI (6) bogus claims about jeopardizing "state secrets" when any court attempts to try lawsuits on their merits.

[alphaa10-2009]

Apparently, superchez hasn''t read the news for years-- "The two greatest nations on the planet are the US and Britian. We are the greatest not becuase of military might, but because of our freedoms..."
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Those freedoms are in dire jeopardy because of your ignorant or unthinking support for Bush. While ignorance can be cured by education, blindness seems a matter of basic honesty.

See comment below on Bush''s wild misconceptions about presidenial authority, a naked grab for executive power he calls the "unitary executive". Bush has put these claims into impeachable practice.

As if Bush could not alienate enough Americans in and out of his own party, most Brits (whom you credit with great understanding of freedom) regard him as a dangerous fool, and Blair, his inept accomplice.

[theusa1st]

Those freedoms are in dire jeopardy because of your ignorant or unthinking support for Bush. While ignorance can be cured by education, blindness seems a matter of basic honesty.

Posted by alphaa10 at 11:28 AM : Oct 10, 2007

Somebody out there in la-la land tell me how you personally have had your rights destroyed. As far as the honesty part...I think you need to look at Media Matters, MoveOn.org and the Daily Kos for the biggest bunch of lies ever put in print...or do you believe their lies and therefore are so paranoid. The reason Bush hasn''t been impeached is because he has not done an impeachable offense. I do not agree with everything the right says are does, I don''t vote along party lines, I vote for the best candidate. But over and over again the biggest group of people misrepresenting the facts and telling outright lies with hate filled speech is the far left.

[neoconrcrazy]

Somebody out there in la-la land tell me how you personally have had your rights destroyed.
USA1st

well, a friend in San Franciso called her friend (an american) living in Belgrade, Serbia, talking about weather, travel, etc. The woman in San Francisco suddenly couldn''t call out of the country. She checked with the telephone company who told her line was blocked. She asked why. No reason given. She got a lawyer and an answer: National security! Luckily she got money and is now going through the courts!!!

And that, my friend, is only one true story.

[prinzowhales]

I hope that Russia has the legal mechanisms in place for Iraq--and Iran, if attacked--to entertain suits for damages and reparations from the property of American, British and Israeli assets in the CIS if Iran is attacked. This will affect the primary supporters of the war against Iraq and who are calling for war against Iran....it would be just deserts, well served.

Bush has done everything short of directly attacking Russia to increase tensions and justify new military appropriations for the financial gain of his ''base'' the super-rich owners of the military-industrial complex.

[hypnotoad72]

With all the mumblings of offshoring to Russia I''ve heard about (http://www.oobp.org and http://www.outsourcing-russia.com ), if Russia is so scared of the West, would they stop taking jobs that originated from the West?

[one_american]

Communism, along with socialism and liberalism is dying.

It is about time.

[sevenveils]

Paranoia is at the seat of all tyranny. Tyranny knows no boarders, religion or government. All can be infected by it.

[oscarez]

"liberalism is dying" You wish. liberalism is on the rise in every country except the U.S.A. George W. Bush and the GOP have been trying for six years to kill it. But that is just about to come to an end.

[grazinggoat]

Way to go Walking-Liar. All this *** stirring in the world and in the existing systems gives nothing by bad smell, a nauseating one. Because of your idiot approach to the Middle East and one-sided support to Israel and Israelis'' way of work, will blow off the relations with Russia and soon with Turkey our most solid ally in the Middle-East.

Pushing too much on established population systems will inevitably result in blood baths and more sufferings to Humans. Walking-Liar, you and your administration are better revise all the strategies in the Middle-East, because Turkey will never accept this state of things and shall go hand-in-hand with Iran to kick our nicely refined butts out of that region.

[grazinggoat]

Everyone is going to operate to the edge of the line of what they can get away with. Trying to decipher this is wasted fruitless energy.
Posted by sillywilly4 at 03:53 PM : Oct 10, 2007

-Willy how about politely knocking on their doors and offer them for commercial and diplomatic exchanges instead of sillily sneaking into their vital space from the backdoor!

-They have changed their stance over many things including hardship and communism and they left them in the back yard. Are we really in this big need to this practice of spying and CRUMBLING the partner who showed us a good will and good faith? Most Americans say we would like to be friendly to other peoples and use diplomatic channels in order to strike deals with them, not by installing missile systems at the doors of Russia....

-Just wondering who is deciding of this whole sh*t-stirring in the administration... He (she) ought to be accountable, personally! You know, back yards are never too far!

[hypnotoad72]

One_American - then why do US corporations offshore jobs to Russia and China? They''re clearly COMMUNIST countries and have been for rather some time; right down to censoring information from their own people?

Wait, they''re multinational corporations and therefore are not relevant to any country''s status?

[toolmangler-2009]

Here we go again!!!!!!!!!!!!

[toolmangler-2009]

Wish I hadn''t sold that bomb shelter once the wall fell. Knew it was to good to be true.