In case you’ve been living under a rock and haven’t already heard, Ryan Fogle, the, third secretary of the American Embassy in Moscow, was arrested by Russian counterintelligence on May 14 for allegedly trying to recruit a special services officer. After releasing a bunch of footage to RT and other state media outlets, and making a quite deliberate effort to maximize exposure of the story and embarrassment of their American “partners,” Russia declared Fogle persona non grata and is demanding that he be sent home as soon as possible. The entire episode has a distinctly 1970′s vibe to it: the only things it’s missing are lousy polyester suites, aviator glasses, and mustaches.
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