Obama Under Fire Over "Russian Spies" Arrest

Russian President Dmitri Medvedev (left) and U.S. President Barack Obama (right)

People do not seem to be buying the FBI's story that they arrested 11 real "Russian Spies." Some in the Russian government are attributing it to the FBI attempting to sabotage talks between U.S. President Barack Obama and their Government, led by President, Dmitri Medvedev.

The U.S. press is highly skeptical as well, with journalists and bloggers laughing in derisive articles, barely able to contain their sarcasm. The Russian media is enraged at the allegations.

If said spies were caught hacking into U.S. government computer systems to steal national secrets, planting bugs in government offices or attempting to corrupt government officials using bribes, then by all means, lock them up. But this story seems to be a group of men and women collecting data on the American way of life and seeking to befriend and influence politicians, without paying them.

You must effectively show how they have harmed the American government and the American people or this case will continue to be the butt of jokes on talk shows.

Considering the U.S. government has spies in Britain, Europe, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Australia and South America, collecting data on said respective regions, it seems hypocritical of the FBI to take this stance, prosecuting others for the same thing they and the CIA do on a daily basis.

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has arrested 11 people that have been living and working in America for a decade, as spies for Russia. This comes on the heels of Russian President, Dmitri Medvedev's visit to America, where he met and dined with U.S. President, Barack Obama.

Today, the White House insisted the arrests of the aforementioned agents will not impact America's relationship with Russia, but how can it not. Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, has slammed the arrests, labeling the FBI "out of control."

Russian President Dmitri Medvedev (left) and U.S. President Barack Obama (right)

Americans interviewed about the alleged spies, referred to it as out of place and strange in this day and age, stating they noticed nothing odd about their neighbors. Not the reaction the FBI was hoping for, but it is the one they received, nonetheless.

It is strange that Russia is spying on America at this point in world history, as China has all the money. What they were hoping to gain from the alleged spying is still a mystery, as their nation has made strides in the world as well.

President Sarkozy, President Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister David Cameron

Then again, the alleged spying began while former President Bill Clinton was still in office and America was quite prosperous. Then George W. Bush took office and the deterioration of the nation began, creating problem after problem that has yet to be fixed.

Putin says U.S. police "out of control" in spy case

June 30, 2010, 12:48 am - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow angrily rejected U.S. accusations Tuesday that Washington had cracked an undercover Russian spy ring, and said the Cold War-style cloak and dagger saga seemed timed to wreck a recent thaw in relations.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said U.S. police had gone "out of control" after 10 suspected spies were arrested in the United States in the biggest espionage case for years.

"I hope that all the positive gains that have been achieved in our relationship will not be damaged by the recent event," he told visiting ex-U.S. President Bill Clinton...

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Russian analysts said the timing suggested it was an attempt to undermine the "reset" which Obama's administration has hailed as a major foreign policy achievement, citing Moscow's support for sanctions against Iran and cooperation on Afghanistan.

"It's a slap in the face to Barack Obama," said Anatoly Tsyganok, a political analyst at Moscow's Institute of Political and Military Analysis. He predicted Russia would follow Cold War etiquette and uncover an equal number of alleged U.S. spies...

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