To help get the word out about the impending Mission: Impossible – Fallout home video release, I had a chance to visit the International Spy Museum in Washington D.C., and speak with real-life former spies. Peter Earnest, a 35 year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency, and Jonna Mendez, a former Chief of Disguise in the CIA’s Office […]
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‘Spy mania’: Moscow summons Norwegian envoy over ‘absurd’ detention of Russian man
Moscow has lodged a “strong protest” with Norway after the arrest of a Russian Senate employee who took part in a parliamentary event in Oslo. The “absurd” spy charges are part of the West’s “spy mania,” the Foreign Ministry said. The ministry has demanded an explanation from the Norwegian ambassador Rune Resaland over the arrest […]
The Morning Watch: ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ Retrospective, ‘Spy Who Dumped Me’ Featurette & More
The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, take look back at the animated live-action hybrid […]
Sacha Baron Cohen Becoming ‘The Spy’ in New Netlfix Limited Series
Sacha Baron Cohen is best known for his wild comedic antics as characters like Ali G, Borat and Bruno in faux documentary movies and TV shows where he behaves inappropriately in front of real people who have no idea that everything happening in front of them is one big joke. But now he’s heading into […]
‘Incompetent, anti-Semitic, terrorist-sympathizing spy’ – What will Corbyn be accused of tomorrow?
As Jeremy Corbyn met members of a Jewish group in London, he must have looked forward to putting anti-Semitism allegations behind him. Unfortunately for the Labour leader, it turns out he met the wrong kind of Jew. The evidence against Corbyn is, as ever, ‘damning,’ in the non-damning sense of the word. He attended a […]
US military goes green, eyes creation of ‘spy plants’
Published time: 27 Nov, 2017 11:24 Edited time: 27 Nov, 2017 11:25 A new research program commissioned by the US military could turn horticulture into a form of spycraft, potentially sparing humans the need to work in dangerous environments. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) wants to genetically engineer plant-based sensors as battlefield surveillance […]
Iran sentences ‘Mossad spy’ to death over assassinations of nuclear scientists
An alleged spy for Israel’s Mossad intelligence service has been sentenced to death in Iran after he was found guilty of being involved in a string of assassinations of Iran’s nuclear scientists, according to prosecutors in Tehran. “One of the crimes of the convict has been disclosing the address and some details of 30 important […]
X-tra Hype: BMW Releases “Spy Photos” of Forthcoming X2 Crossover
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X-tra Hype: BMW Releases “Spy Photos” of Forthcoming X2 Crossover
– BMW’s not done splitting crossover hairs. After introducing the shapely X4 and X6 crossovers as counterparts to the boxy X3 and X5, the company will next bring the X2 to market. Essentially, it’s a comelier BMW X1 by another name. Previewed as a concept at last year’s Paris auto show, the German company is now […]
‘Doing time as a spy’: CIA whistleblower Kiriakou on surviving jail term & his upcoming book
John Kiriakou served nearly two years in federal prison for exposing illegal CIA torture programs. RT spoke to the whistleblower about his upcoming book, “Doing time as a spy,” sharing scary moments in prison, but also the techniques that helped him survive. “I took 20 life lessons I learned through my years of CIA training, […]