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Russian TV alleges UK espionage


By Steve Rosenberg
BBC News, Moscow



The "rock" was allegedly placed on a Moscow street

Russian state television has broadcast video footage of what it claims are British diplomats spying in Moscow.

In the programme, people claiming to be Russian intelligence officers say British agents planted a transmitter in an imitation rock on a Moscow street.

The officers say British embassy officials then walked past downloading data from the "rock's" transmitter.

The UK Foreign Office said it was "concerned and surprised" at the claims and denied any improper conduct.

Carried away

The programme said four officials from the British embassy and one Russian citizen, allegedly recruited by the British secret service, downloading classified data from the rock's transmitter onto palm-top computers.


We reject any allegation of improper conduct in our dealing with Russian NGOs



UK Foreign Office


According to the programme, the Russian citizen was later arrested.

Hidden camera footage appears to show individuals walking up to the rock.

One man is caught on camera carrying it away.

When contacted by the BBC, Russia's internal security service, the FSB, refused to comment but the programme contained a number of interviews with officials claiming to be from the FSB confirming the story.

The programme also alleged that one of the embassy officials involved had been authorising regular payments to Russian non-governmental organisations.

The UK Foreign Office statement said: "We are concerned and surprised at these allegations. We reject any allegation of improper conduct in our dealing with Russian NGOs."

It said it was well known that the British government had given financial support to projects implemented by Russian NGOs in the field of human rights and civil society.

"All our assistance is given openly and aims to support the development of a healthy civil society in Russia," the statement said.

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Is there anyone sober in the russian government, a country of alcoholics claims the brits are putting mini cameras in cany rock bars to spy on pedestrians walking down the street, who in there right mind would be interested in a bunch of vodka swilling ruskies, trying to walk in a straight line, unless the british embassy is recording it to watch on tv as a late night comedy show.

What the hell is going on in russia, yesterday they blew up georgias gas pipes, leaving the poor bastards to freeze there tits off in -7 degrees, its a good job we have our own gas, or they would be blowing our pipes up too.

Why would any country be interested in spying on russian drunks, & mafia, they are hardly known for inventing things, or building anything reliable.

Now if they claim we are spying, then they must be spying on us to notice us spying on them.

I think its about time the united nations stopped the proliferation of vodka in russia, before this all gets out of hand, 1st the ukraine, then georgia, then the uk, what next are they going to invade germany.

Well the story has been updated to show a actual rock, with a camera inside, & not candy ass rock, i shoulld have guessed i suppose these rocks are a common sight on russian streets, after all there still living in the stone age, and the rocks on the ground act as pillows at night, when the vodka swilling ruskies fall down pissed at night time, i suppose you have to give credit to putin for that, looking after his alcoholic population by supplying rock pillows for them.

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Rather strange/weird/pyschotic post, but there you go, thats old vincent (or should i say 'sir' vincent?):D

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Rather strange/weird/pyschotic post, but there you go, thats old vincent (or should i say 'sir' vincent?):D
pyschotic, i am the only sane member in this forum, i am also a psychiatrist, & after examining the content of your posts, i submit to you john you are the one suffering from episodes of psychosis, where is your BNP flag john, show your true colours, & dont hide behind the flag of democracy, freedom, & sanity.

Well the story has been updated to show a actual rock, with a camera inside, & not candy ass rock, i shoulld have guessed i suppose these rocks are a common sight on russian streets, after all there still living in the stone age, and the rocks on the ground act as pillows at night, when the vodka swilling ruskies fall down pissed at night time, i suppose you have to give credit to putin for that, looking after his alcoholic population by supplying rock pillows for them.


One of the funniest posts I've ever read! :D

pyschotic, i am the only sane member in this forum, i am also a psychiatrist, & after examining the content of your posts, i submit to you john you are the one suffering from episodes of psychosis, where is your BNP flag john, show your true colours, & dont hide behind the flag of democracy, freedom, & sanity.

Tell me my dear Vince, how have you evaded capture and deportation to your home planet so far? All i can see is every thread you start, you have a motive of inciting hate and disturbance against the Muslim community, me going against your hateful, racist and altogether unpleasnt posts neither makes me a member of the BNP, or " The one suffering from episodes of psychosis".I do not hide vincent, i show myself for all to see, it is you you coward that hide behind pretences of knighthood and may i say, "sanity".

i, for one, find vincent's posts wonderfully entertaining.
go SUCK a british rock, john smith. :p

i, for one, find vincent's posts wonderfully entertaining.
go SUCK a british rock, john smith. :p

Well, if you are offering?? :D

I also find his posts "wonderfully entertaining", i merely think they belong to someone locked away in a padded cell. You must see, as many do, that the vast majority of his post are anti muslim.A few of his post i completly agree with, he hates Nazism, as do i, he hates anti-gay laws/actions, as do i.Its just that i feel he goes too far in his facination that 'everything muslim' must automatically be evil.

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Well, if you are offering?? :D

I also find his posts "wonderfully entertaining", i merely think they belong to someone locked away in a padded cell. You must see, as many do, that the vast majority of his post are anti muslim.A few of his post i completly agree with, he hates Nazism, as do i, he hates anti-gay laws/actions, as do i.Its just that i feel he goes too far in his facination that 'everything muslim' must automatically be evil.

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dear Mr John doe,
I do not hate muslims, i hate the fact that they acting the koran out word for word, do they not have brains.

how about if catholics started re-enacting the bible out word for word, & we started taking a eye for a eye, or we started killing gays or gamblers.

These people are killing gays in there countries, they treat there women like we treat our dogs, they haave multiple wives.

This is what i believe everybody is equal regardless of sex or colour, i stand up for womens rights & gay rights, because people who attack women or gays, are just bullies looking for a easy target to hit or treat like shit.

I am sick of reading about muslims in britain demonstrating against prostitutes in birmingham, if a woman chooses this line of work that is up to her, it is not up to the muslim population to harass them, they are not the law.

I dont believe a british bingo company called mecca, should have to change ther name because british muslims are offended by it.

I dont believe a british woman should be told by the police, to remove a pig ornament from her window, because it offends her muslim neighbours.


Mr John doe, i have a sense of humour, the british muslim population does not, or else they would not complain about the real cases i have reported above.


Muslims need to stop taking there religon so fucking seriously, you dont put religon before family & other humans, they do and thats what is dangerous about them.

I am catholic i can still say i hate god, & screw the pope, i know i am only joking, they can not do this simple thing they can not joke about allah, or else aa fatwa is issed in iran, and there is a price on your head.

are you getting the point Mr John doe, they all need to lighten up, they are not all joined at the hip, one bleeds they all bleed that is bullshit, if a catholics are killed in another country i dont care, i dont see a kinship with this religon, i see human beings & i feel sorry for them.

FATWAS AGAINST YOU FOR DARING TO SPEAK YOUR MIND, EITHER AGAINST YOUR RELIGON OR OTHER MUSLIMS, is this right, even non muslims are being killed now for speaking against islam, a dutch gay politician, vincent van goghs nephew all victims.

Mr John doe, do you want to live in a britain, where if you are critical of islam, you might be killed.

Denmark a childlike cartoon about islam in the newspaper, next day there is over 20 muslim countries in protest over it.

Mr John doe, this is all about them getting a sense of humour, then maybe the fatwas & killings will stop.

pyschotic, i am the only sane member in this forum, i am also a psychiatrist, & after examining the content of your posts, i submit to you john you are the one suffering from episodes of psychosis, where is your BNP flag john, show your true colours, & dont hide behind the flag of democracy, freedom, & sanity.

There are the inasane, the totally crazy and then those lunatics who call themselves Psychiatrists. You, sir, aren't even that sane.