Legend of Pavlik Morozov Dies Hard
...The cult of Pavlik Morozov fed a culture of informants, the lifeblood of
a police state. Pavlik became a favorite of the Soviet propaganda machine,
which described him as chairman of the village's troop of Communist Young
Pioneers and officially dubbed him "Pioneer-Hero No. 1." .....( Los Angeles
Times, 13 Nov 02)
Russian spy scandals since end of the Cold War
Sweden on Monday expelled two Russian diplomats in connection with a spying
scandal at telecommunications equipment maker Ericsson. Following is a
chronology of some prominent spy cases since the end of the Cold War.....(
Reuters, 13 Nov 02)
Intelligence ministry says detained pollsters not spies
Iran's powerful intelligence ministry has poured cold water on allegations
that three detained opinion pollsters were working as spies.....(AFP, 13
Nov 02)
Culture Minister Rejects Charges of Espionage Against Polling Institute
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ahmad Masjed-Jamei participated in
Tuesday's session of the Cultural Commission, also attended by Deputy
Information Minister Ali Baqeri and Deputy Foreign Minister Mohsen
Aminzadeh, to discuss the issue of a national polling institute that the
Judiciary has accused of espionage and disseminating false data.....(
Theran Times, 13 Nov 02)
Journalists face charges for al Qaeda-Thai link
November 14 2002
By Mark Baker
Asia Editor
Bangkok
The Thai Government is threatening to prosecute foreign journalists who
reported that a group of alleged senior al Qaeda agents met in southern
Thailand in January to plot bombing attacks on tourist resorts across
South-East Asia.
Defence Minister General Thamarak Isarankura has ordered a police
investigation into a report last week in the Asian Wall Street Journal
about the meeting, which was claimed to have been called by Indonesian
Riduan Ismamuddin.
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