Is The KGB Coming Back?

Photo: Vladimir Putin in KGB uniform. (Photo from Wikipedia)

Kremlin Official Issues Death Threat In Russian Spy Scandal. Is The KGB Coming Back? -- Christian Science Monitor

The Russian spy scandal has provoked an upheaval within the country's humiliated foreign intelligence agency. Some are pushing for a recreation of Soviet-era security machinery.

In a bizarre post-script to the Russian spy scandal that resulted in the humiliating return of 10 alleged spies from the US this summer, a Kremlin official claimed today that a hit man has been dispatched to kill the double agent who betrayed a network of moles.

While a handful of Russian defectors have died in suspicious circumstances recently, some analysts believe today's death threat is just bluster to cover up an embarrassing intelligence failure.

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My Comment: With the exception of some old communists who are still alive, no one wants the former KGB back .... including former KGB officer Vladimir Putin. But aside from the rhetoric and public announcements from this particular spy case, most Russians understand that a more professional intelligence service will probably be needed .... and from what I know there is ZERO support to have something like the KGB back in a position of authority.