Russian Spies In America?

Can you imagine the look on the faces of the children of the alleged Russian spies when the FBI agents descended on their homes just a few days ago? Female FBI agents whisked the children away via vehicle at an unnamed location, of course.

Reporting from Washington —
The Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that the arrests in an alleged Moscow-run "deep cover" spy operation in the United States were "baseless and unseemly," and suggested the case could hurt U.S.-Russian relations.

"It is deeply regrettable that such things happen in the backdrop of a 'reset' in Russian-American relations," the ministry said in a statement. The defendants, the ministry said, "have not perpetrated any actions detrimental to the interests of the U.S."

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was more guarded, saying he hoped the scandal would not derail efforts to improve conditions between the two countries. "We hope," he said, "that people who value dearly the Russian-U.S. relationship understand this."~source

The scandal over an alleged Russian spy ring erupted at a time when the White House has staked its foreign policy record on improved cooperation with Moscow.