BBC News says Russian 'spies' were no James Bonds

Following up the earlier reports of a busted Russian spy ring comes the assessment that these agents were pretty incompetent.

The funniest aspect of the careers of the 10 alleged Russian "agents" arrested in the US is how inept they were - and how apparently unsuccessful.

They have not even been charged with espionage, only with not registering as agents, or representatives, of a foreign government and with money laundering.

The most worrying aspect, for Western governments, is that the Russian intelligence agency should be engaged in this kind of endeavour, as if the US were still an enemy.

By: Brant