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It'll look pretty bad when the headline is "Six CIA operatives killed, three captured in Moscow trying to abduct Snowden"
by ryanlol 11y ago
It'll look pretty bad when the headline is "Six CIA operatives killed, three captured in Moscow trying to abduct Snowden"
- bobwaycott 11y agoI'm probably foolish for doubting we'd ever see such a headline.
- us0r 11y agohttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2324303/Russia-seizes-CIA-agent-Moscow-US-diplomat-arrested-suspicion-spying.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2324303/Russia-seize...
- DominikR 11y agoI really doubt that the Russians would kill CIA operatives. At least as long as the CIA operatives are not crazy enough to run an armed operation in Moscow.
- ryanlol 11y agoI assumed snatching Snowden would imply an armed op, and even without weapons trying to physically grab him could very well results in Russians shooting. But yeah, I seriously doubt they'd kill anyone unless they needed to.
- jeletonskelly 11y agoSpies generally operate under diplomatic cover and are returned to the embassy after being caught since they have "diplomatic immunity." Then they fly home, have their alias changed, and never return to that country. Killing a diplomat, spy or not, would cause some huge issues between the two nations involved. So, no, countries are not likely to ever kill spies.
- sangnoir 11y agoThere's a difference between spies & gun-toting operatives. Spies usually work under diplomatic cover, but operatives (think seal team six) probably don't get their passports stamped when they enter a country.
- tezza 11y agoWouldn't they just use hired proxies ?
- ryanlol 11y agoIt probably isn't that easy to find competent people to do that.
- tezza 11y agoWouldn't they just use hired proxies ?