![]() ![]() Spy agencies in America have a history of relying on global companies to assist with intelligence collection, say historians who specialize in espionage. She noted, "There are many Americans that seek to serve their country in various ways. Is it possible he could be a spy? "It is not inconceivable," Plame said. Whelan's eventual release from captivity." The situation is so muddy that I think adding to it would be detrimental to Mr. "They're probably best advised to say nothing right now. She hoped that State Department officials were communicating regularly with the Whelan family. "For all we know, the people that might be in that office might not be reporting to work because of the government shutdown," Plame said. State Department has "really atrophied and really suffered under this presidency." Plame expressed concern about America's ability to navigate the geopolitical situation with so much transition in Washington, including the government shutdown. It goes to the very heart of our belief in our democracy and our way of life." ![]() They have sown doubt in our electoral system. "They have sown chaos and they have done it really well. "By and large, I am quite alarmed at the intensity and depth that Russia has gone to disrupt all of our systems," she said. President Donald Trump pardoned Libby in April, drawing Plame's ire. It is quite possible Russia is using Whelan as a pawn, said Plame, whose being publicly named as a CIA operative in 2003 led to the conviction of Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff Scooter Libby. More: Twin brother of man accused of spying in Russia: He's innocentĪs a career CIA agent who can't safely confirm publicly the length of her undercover career, Plame said international threats are real. ![]() More: American Paul Whelan was in Russia for wedding, not to spy, family says More: Mysterious tale of Paul Whelan, American accused of spying in Russia The Kremlin could be trying to be provocative. Huh? He's an auto parts guy? Really? I don't know. That he's got this big interest in Russia he travels there a lot. "That he was discharged from the military, from the Marines, dishonorably. "There do seem to be real question marks around this story, at least in the public domain," Plame said. Russian media said Friday he was arrested in a Moscow hotel after receiving a flash drive with the names of workers at a classified security agency. The Russians indicted Whelan on Thursday. His twin brother said the ex-Marine, whose military record included a larceny conviction, was in Russia for a friend's wedding. Whelan, 48, an executive with the auto parts manufacturer BorgWarner, was picked up by Russian authorities on Dec. Plame, who noted she was a little sore from hiking the Grand Canyon, described an unpredictable international landscape where anything is possible and everything must be considered. Now, with the rise of nuclear terrorism, rogue nation states and a very active Russia and China, in the espionage realm," said Plame, who lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is a very real threat and even more so today," said retired agent Valerie Plame, now an author who was famously outed as a spy during the second Bush administration. "As long as there are nation states, there will be espionage. Paul Whelan, the Michigan man imprisoned in a czarist-era Russian prison on spy charges, would attract the notice of any seasoned intelligence team, a former CIA covert operations officer told the Detroit Free Press on Thursday. ![]()
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