Inside MI5 - The Real Spooks

[arattitude2001]

Nice write-up in the Wall Street Journal of how technology is causing 'spies' to learn new tactics or be caught.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424...ifestyle_5

A Perfectly Framed Assassination
Stepped-up surveillance technology may be tipping the scales in the cat-and-mouse game between spies and their targets. Robert Baer on the current state of spycraft.

"the assassination of Hamas military leader Mahmoud al-Mabhouh on Jan. 20, and it is a graphic reminder of just how much the world has changed. Nearly the entire hit was recorded on closed-circuit TV cameras, from the time the team arrived at Dubai's airport to the time the assassins entered Mr. Mabhouh's room. The cameras even caught team members before and after they donned their disguises"