U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper reacts as he testifies at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 26, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Reed
Official Warns Shutdown Could Make Spies Double Agents -- Time
Fears that unpaid intelligence agents could be flipped
An ongoing government shutdown heightens the risk that American intelligence officers could be flipped as double agents, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Wednesday.
“Each day that goes by the jeopardy increases,” Clapper said while testifying at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. “This is a dream land for foreign intelligence services to recruit. Particularly as our employees, many of whom are already subject to furloughs… are going to have, I believe, even greater financial challenges.”
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Update: Intel chief suggests US spies might defect over budget impasse -- FOX News
My Comment: I am rolling my eyes.
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