Russian spies haven't gone away

As many Russian intelligence officers are operating here as at height of the cold war. Under Obama, arrests and prosecutions decreasing. Even when is extensive espionage evidence, Obama looks other way.

Defector Sergei Tretyakov, who ran all Russian intelligence operations warned, “nothing has changed”. SVR/FSB (KGB successors) agents in U.S. are more active than in the cold war.

In 2010, FBI had roughly 7,800 open foreign counterintelligence investigations. None led to prosecutions under Obama. Foreign intelligence threat, counterespionage sidelined.

Strategic overhaul of U.S. counterintelligence, initiated by Clinton, advanced by Bush, dropped by Obama. Left to die, piece by piece.

In 2010, FBI rolled up 10 illegal Russians living here under deep cover, part of clandestine espionage support network. In custody interrogations promised information into Russian intelligence operations in the U.S. yet under Obama these never happened. All were sent to Moscow in preemptive “spy swap.” White House played down this as minor incident in efforts to please Moscow. Public trials spotlighting foreign intelligence threats, motivating Congress to act as if it never happened.

More damaging spies may still be in place, targeting essential American intelligence secrets, military operations, risking lives. Russian global intelligence operations are a well-resourced, highly-developed instrument of state power. Main target is U.S. Yet Obama does nothing to counter it.

Romney recently called Russia America’s top geopolitical foe. Biden said “where has he been, cold war is over.” Romney has been right here, paying attention.

Now Obama and his Marxists endanger U.S. strategic national security to advance their world order socialist agendas.

Dump all of them in November.

PHIL POUTRÉ

Cocolalla