30-06-2010, 06:51 AM
White House: President Obama knew of fed sting, kept quiet
By Herald wire services
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - Updated 3h ago
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President Obama knew FBI agents were zeroing in on a Russian spy ring when he had burgers with President Dmitry Medvedev at a Washington D.C.-area eatery last week.
The arrests of 11 alleged deep-cover agents living near Boston, New York and Washington prompted angry denials and laughs in Moscow yesterday. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs insisted it was a law enforcement matter, but said Obama knew about the case before he met with Medvedev last week. Another spokesman said Obama did not know the timing of the arrests. Obama declined to comment.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin drew a laugh from former President Bill Clinton in a meeting outside Moscow when he said, “I understand that back home police are putting people in prison. That’s their job. I’m counting on the fact that the positive trend seen in the relationship will not be harmed by these events.” The Russian Foreign Ministry denounced the arrests as “Cold War-era spy stories.” U.S. and Russian officials insisted they would have little effect on recently mended relations.
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_poli...ept_quiet/
By Herald wire services
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - Updated 3h ago
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President Obama knew FBI agents were zeroing in on a Russian spy ring when he had burgers with President Dmitry Medvedev at a Washington D.C.-area eatery last week.
The arrests of 11 alleged deep-cover agents living near Boston, New York and Washington prompted angry denials and laughs in Moscow yesterday. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs insisted it was a law enforcement matter, but said Obama knew about the case before he met with Medvedev last week. Another spokesman said Obama did not know the timing of the arrests. Obama declined to comment.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin drew a laugh from former President Bill Clinton in a meeting outside Moscow when he said, “I understand that back home police are putting people in prison. That’s their job. I’m counting on the fact that the positive trend seen in the relationship will not be harmed by these events.” The Russian Foreign Ministry denounced the arrests as “Cold War-era spy stories.” U.S. and Russian officials insisted they would have little effect on recently mended relations.
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