Annual UN gathering a hotbed for spies, many from US adversaries

The annual September gathering at the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) headquarters in New York attracts thousands of world leaders, their aides, diplomats – and a darker, behind-the-scenes element that’s rarely mentioned in all the international media coverage. Behind the buzz of official diplomatic activity, experts agree the meetings are a prime time opportunity for any foreign government - particulary foes of the U.S - to dispatch networks of spies to creep through the cracks of the endless parties, protests, backroom dinners and debates that dominate the sessions.-- More...