It is good to know the Russians never felt threatened by the state of the art USA spy network in Russia.

A table behind Ryan Christopher Fogle shows some of the items that were allegedly confiscated from him.
00:12 15/05/2013

WASHINGTON, May 14 

(By Carl Schreck for RIA Novosti)

The alleged espionage (click here) arsenal that a purported American spy was carryingwhen he was caught Monday night in Moscow – including a compass and a map of the Russian capital – looks decidedly old-school in the age of iPhones and GPS navigators.

But when it comes to spy tradecraft, newer isn’t necessarily better, a veteran clandestine services officer with the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.

“Just as espionage itself is very old, many of the tradecraft methods for espionage are still valid,” said Peter Earnest, who operated intelligence collection and covert operations in Europe and the Middle East during a 35-year career with the CIA....