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Russian Spies

Post by nakatago » Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:52 am

I'm sure by now, you've heard about the 11 Russian spies arrested in the US this weekend. The idea was these spies would become so Americanized that no one would suspect them to be working for Russian intelligence. When arrests were made, neighbors were awestruck; remarking that the spies were living very American lives. In some reports, moreover, it has been mentioned that such spies are also deployed in other yet-undisclosed countries.

So, to the random Caucasian you bump into while walking down the street, do you think...? Or how about some of the posters here? Do they have to be Caucasian/Russian-looking? What if some are Asians?

:o :o :o

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One spy, alias Anna Chapman, apparently became an internet celebrity for being a hottie.
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Post by raden888 » Wed, 30 Jun 2010 1:01 pm

Well, Siberians have Asian features.They can easily pass off as Northern Chinese or Korean.

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Post by Plavt » Wed, 30 Jun 2010 1:11 pm

No surprise the spies weren't detected, compare terrorists; one reason it is so difficult to detect them is they live lives much the same as anybody else. In addition often being well-mannered people; people aren't suspicious of that that 'nice person' that lives next door - a well known trick by deviants.

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Post by durain » Fri, 02 Jul 2010 7:43 pm

not interested in the spying, just interested in anna chapman!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/10486696.stm

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Post by nakatago » Fri, 02 Jul 2010 8:22 pm

durain wrote:not interested in the spying, just interested in anna chapman!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/10486696.stm
who honestly thinks i just posted this topic because of the espionage angle alone?!? :P
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Post by nakatago » Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:45 pm

update: Anna Chapman action figures now for sale! http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/anna-chap ... d=11151923
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Post by Calmday » Tue, 31 Aug 2010 7:55 am

nakatago wrote:update: Anna Chapman action figures now for sale! http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/anna-chap ... d=11151923
There is more Anna Chapman stuff than that floating around the internet. If coarse it will be pretty hard to find while in Singapore.

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Post by durain » Tue, 31 Aug 2010 5:33 pm

hmmm... must be vivid production. :P :D

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Post by revhappy » Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:49 am

raden888 wrote:Well, Siberians have Asian features.They can easily pass off as Northern Chinese or Korean.
The term "Asian features" is very broad. You better say "Oriental features"

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Post by nakatago » Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:37 am

from spy to maxim cover girl to space suit designer and now tech journalist:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/06 ... ins-media/

like what someone said, this woman made hotness a career.
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