Was Poisoned Russian Spy Alexander Litvinenko A Triple Agent?

Triple Agent! Poisoned Russian Spy Alexander Litvinenko Was Working For British AND Spanish Intelligence, Says Wife -- The Daily Mail

* Former KGB agent was working for both MI6 and at their behest Spanish intelligence services at the time of his death
* Alexander Litvinenko was advising on how closely linked Russian Mafia were to the country's government
* Spy was poisoned after allegedly having tea with former KGB colleagues
* Family claim he may have been poisoned in bid to silence him or as warning
* Lugovoy - now Russian MP - was double crossing his government and working alongside Mr Litvinenko in handing over information to Spain

Poisoned former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko was effectively a triple agent working for MI6 and the Spanish secret service, it was claimed yesterday.

He was on the payroll of MI6 and had a handler called ‘Martin’, a barrister for his widow Marina said.

The Spanish secret service was also bankrolling his espionage activities and both stipends were paid into a joint bank account he held with his wife, it was said.

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More News On Poisoned Russian Spy Alexander Litvinenko

Strange truth of a life caught up with MI6’s ‘Martin’ and the KGB -- The Independent
Litvinenko death: Russian spy 'was working for MI6' -- BBC
Poisoned Russian Alexander Litvinenko was MI6 agent: lawyer -- The Australian
Report: Dead Russian dissident was MI6 spy -- UPI
Alexander Litvinenko murder: British evidence 'shows Russia involved' -- The Guardian
Russian State Role Seen in Death of Poisoned Spy -- New York Times
Lawyer Ties Russia to Ex-Agent's Death -- Wall Street Journal
Russian state involved in Litvinenko death -- News.com.au
Russian state culpable in Litvinenko death: UK lawyer -- Reuters
Alexander Litvinenko inquest: what are the issues at stake? -- Joshua Rozenberg, The Guardian

MI6: We Do Not Assassinate Al Qaeda Leaders

MI6 Told Agent It Couldn't Kill al-Qaeda Leader 'Because Assassinations Are A Breach Of British Law' -- Daily Mail

* Morten Storm could have murdered Anwar al-Awlaki but claims he was told by London: 'We don’t involve ourselves in killings abroad'
* The Dane then took his plans to the CIA and Britain cut him off completely
* Al-Awlaki preached to the 9/11 hijackers and inspired 7/7 bombers
* Storm was so close to him he set Anwar al-Awlaki up with his third wife in an elaborate plot to track him down and kill him
* America eventually assassinated him in a 2011 drone attack

An MI6 agent who managed to infiltrate al-Qaeda in a bid to kill one of its leaders was told by his British bosses they would not assassinate him because it could be against the law.

Terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki was encouraging attacks on the West and also recruiting young Muslims to carry them out but despite being able to murder him Morten Storm was blocked by London, it has emerged.

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Update #1: MI6 told agent they could not kill al-Qaeda leader -- The Telegraph
Update #2: Spy: MI6 wouldn't kill al-Qaida leader -- UPI

My Comment: You mean James Bond's "license to kill" is a fiction !?!?!?!?!

MI6 Is Looking For Recruits

MI6, The Not-So Secret Service: Agency Opts To Advertise For Staff Using Full Page Newspaper Advert -- Daily Mail

* The tongue-in cheek advert taken out in The Sunday Times rubbishes the notion of James Bond-style 'high speed chases and shoot-outs'
* The agency says that the qualities it is looking for are far more ordinary

You may have thought recruitment to MI6 was wrapped in a veil of secrecy – involving mysterious brown envelopes or a tap on the shoulder.

But the Secret Intelligence Service has decided to take the more traditional approach of advertising in a national newspaper.

The tongue-in-cheek advert, taken out in The Sunday Times, rubbishes the notion of James Bond-style ‘high-speed chases and shoot-outs’, instead saying the qualities looked for are ‘far more ordinary’.

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My Comment: Shaken but not stirred please.

Britain's Spy Chiefs Told To Focus On Cyber Attacks Not Terrorism

Concentrate On Cyber Attacks, Not Terrorism, Osborne Tells Spy Chiefs -- The Telegraph

The Chancellor is understood to have pushed MI5 and MI6 to consider devoting more money and manpower to defending Britain from cyber attacks and espionage from countries such as China.

British intelligence agencies’ counter-terrorism work could be scaled back after an intervention from George Osborne.

However, senior ministers and officials are resisting pressure from the Treasury, warning that cutting counter-terrorism spending is too much of a risk.

MI6, the Secret Intelligence Service, is said to be fighting a fierce rearguard action against any move to reallocate its counter-terrorism resources. Theresa May, the Home Secretary, is also said to be cautious about relaxing Britain’s defences against extremist attacks.

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My Comment: Cyber security is important .... but .... international terrorism still exists, and that conflict is still ongoing.

Britain's Spy Chiefs Told To Focus On Cyber Attacks Not Terrorism

Concentrate On Cyber Attacks, Not Terrorism, Osborne Tells Spy Chiefs -- The Telegraph

The Chancellor is understood to have pushed MI5 and MI6 to consider devoting more money and manpower to defending Britain from cyber attacks and espionage from countries such as China.

British intelligence agencies’ counter-terrorism work could be scaled back after an intervention from George Osborne.

However, senior ministers and officials are resisting pressure from the Treasury, warning that cutting counter-terrorism spending is too much of a risk.

MI6, the Secret Intelligence Service, is said to be fighting a fierce rearguard action against any move to reallocate its counter-terrorism resources. Theresa May, the Home Secretary, is also said to be cautious about relaxing Britain’s defences against extremist attacks.

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My Comment: Cyber security is important .... but .... international terrorism still exists, and that conflict is still ongoing.

Britain's Spy Chiefs Told To Focus On Cyber Attacks Not Terrorism

Concentrate On Cyber Attacks, Not Terrorism, Osborne Tells Spy Chiefs -- The Telegraph

The Chancellor is understood to have pushed MI5 and MI6 to consider devoting more money and manpower to defending Britain from cyber attacks and espionage from countries such as China.

British intelligence agencies’ counter-terrorism work could be scaled back after an intervention from George Osborne.

However, senior ministers and officials are resisting pressure from the Treasury, warning that cutting counter-terrorism spending is too much of a risk.

MI6, the Secret Intelligence Service, is said to be fighting a fierce rearguard action against any move to reallocate its counter-terrorism resources. Theresa May, the Home Secretary, is also said to be cautious about relaxing Britain’s defences against extremist attacks.

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My Comment: Cyber security is important .... but .... international terrorism still exists, and that conflict is still ongoing.