1.   He was jailed for five years as an alleged British spy.

2.   A disturbing series of failures and missteps by government officials allowed alleged spy Wen Ho Lee to remain in a sensitive position at Los Alamos laboratories for years.

3.   But the growing rift between Washington and Moscow runs far deeper than the fate of an alleged spy in failing health.

4.   In one Washington non-profit group, alleged Russian spies had approached three people, said one of the three, who asked not to be identified.

5.   Khatami seems loath to risk accusations of endangering national security by interfering with the prosecution of alleged spies.

6.   Like the other alleged American spies, she had used secret drop points and messages in invisible ink to communicate with her Russian contacts, the FSB said.

7.   Meanwhile, Applied and the other companies targeted by the alleged spy ring have filed civil suits against SSI.

8.   Now the alleged spies are on trial.

9.   Then came the revelations about Robert Hanssen, the alleged spy for Russia, which suggested that the agency had failed to establish effective internal security measures.

10.   Patrushev on Tuesday made no mention of the United States, and only one western nation was named in connection with an alleged spy.