Just when you thought that bumbling Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale had retired for good, the FBI uncovers an 11-person, deep-cover Russian spy ring stretching from Boston to Washington.
But while the would-be cloak-and-dagger cabal didn't seem to provide much intelligence booty to their handlers at the Russian SVR (the new KGB) over the past two decades, the spy bust does unearth some troubling issues:
1. The Russian government -- rife with former security officials from the Soviet period, including Prime Minister Vladimir Putin -- still sees us as an important target and competitor, no matter how often Team Obama mashes the US-Russia "reset" button.
In fact, this imperfect, long-term intel operation, using a quaint menagerie of agents and old- and high-tech tradecraft, is a stark example of the risks Moscow will take to get US government secrets.
2. Don't believe that these James Bond wannabes with their sloppy spycraft are the Russian A-Team. During the Cold War, the Russians' incredible intelligence coups included running:
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