Man accused of selling secrets to Iraq says he's U.S. agent

[Barrett808]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that a Greenfield truck driver accused of being an Iraqi agent presents a "clear and present danger" to the public and should not be freed before his trial later this month.

Fifty-two-year-old Shaaban Hafiz Ahmad Ali Shaaban appeared in federal court in Indianapolis for a hearing Wednesday and spoke for more than three hours.

He told the judge he's really a US secret agent and claims prosecutors have mixed him up with his now-dead twin brother.

Investigators say Shaaban is a seasoned intelligence officer trained by the Soviet KGB and has at least 13 aliases. The indictment alleges he traveled to Baghdad in 2002 and offered to sell officials the names of US intelligence operatives in Iraq for millions of dollars.

http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=3452179&nav=9TahapzD

[uppityperson]

1. Ah,the "evil twin brother" excuse

It is a sign of how far gone we are that my first thoughts are that he probably is a USA agent also or else this is another attempt by the administration to confuse and make us terrifieder.

[TalkingDog]

2. Did the evil twin have a goatee? That's the sure way to tell. n/t

[WeRQ4U]

3. Or a scar in a highly visible place.

Dead giveaways.