Topic: Espionage

Iran Gives Death Sentence to American Accused of Spying

Iranian TV, via Reuters

Amir Hekmati, an American citizen who was accused by Iran of being a spy for the CIA, has been sentenced to death by that country's Revolutionary Court.

By Rebecca Greenfield

Nov 30, 2011

Keeping Data Off U.S. Servers Won't Prevent the Government from Snooping

If the U.S. wants to get a hold of foreign data in any cloud -- American or not -- it has legal ways of getting it. 

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By Ray Gustini

Sep 20, 2011

Of Course Neil Young's Memoir Will Be About 'Everything'

Plus: An A-Z guide to the shadowy underworld of 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'

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