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Meanwhile, there are no days off in the back room. Neither the FBI nor the CIA can rule out the possibility that there are other moles burrowed away inside its institution, learning from the mistakes that brought down Ames and now, if the charges are proved, Hanssen. That means the next case may be even worse...
...Robert Hanssen's arrest reminded Americans that far from dying out with the cold war, the spying game is alive and well. And well funded too. With an annual price tag to U.S. taxpayers of about $30 billion--mostly for fancy satellites and eavesdropping equipment--skeptics might be forgiven for asking what all this spying is about...
Accused spy and former FBI insider Robert Hanssen appeared briefly in federal court Monday, clad in prison-issue clothing and sitting quietly between his two lawyers. U.S. District Judge Theresa Buchanan, saying Hanssen posed a "severe risk of flight," ordered the 58-year-old to remain in prison while awaiting trial. Hanssen's lawyer Plato Cacheris said he disagreed with that characterization of his client, but added that Hanssen would not contest the judge's ruling. Hanssen will appear in court again on May 21, when he is likely to be indicted...
...TIME Washington correspondent Elaine Shannon attended the hearing, and here she weighs in on the developing Hanssen case...
...Shannon: This was a pretrial hearing to decide whether or not Hanssen should be granted bail...