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American says he's a teacher, not a US agent
By WILLIAM FOREMAN – 7 hours ago
GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Russian officials say Michael Lee White was a U.S. agent involved in the recent fighting between their troops and Georgia. They claim to have found the Army veteran's passport in the country.
But in his cramped teacher's apartment thousands of miles away at a business college in southern China, the American told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he's never been to Georgia. When the five-day war was raging last month, White said, he was in his hometown of Austin, Texas, caring for his sick father.
The CIA on Wednesday denied White was working for the U.S. intelligence agency.
"While we do not as a rule confirm or deny employment with the agency, in this case, any suggestion that Michael Lee White is a CIA officer is wrong," said Marie Harf, a CIA spokeswoman.
"It still seems bizarre that they would make accusations like that with so little evidence," said White, a soft-spoken English teacher dressed in khaki cargo shorts and a green "Save our oceans" T-shirt, sitting in his tiny living room sparsely furnished with a few wooden chairs.
White's name popped up last Thursday as Russian officials were suggesting Americans directly supported Georgia's Aug. 7 assault on the breakaway province of South Ossetia, which is backed by Russia.
By WILLIAM FOREMAN – 7 hours ago
GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Russian officials say Michael Lee White was a U.S. agent involved in the recent fighting between their troops and Georgia. They claim to have found the Army veteran's passport in the country.
But in his cramped teacher's apartment thousands of miles away at a business college in southern China, the American told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he's never been to Georgia. When the five-day war was raging last month, White said, he was in his hometown of Austin, Texas, caring for his sick father.
The CIA on Wednesday denied White was working for the U.S. intelligence agency.
"While we do not as a rule confirm or deny employment with the agency, in this case, any suggestion that Michael Lee White is a CIA officer is wrong," said Marie Harf, a CIA spokeswoman.
"It still seems bizarre that they would make accusations like that with so little evidence," said White, a soft-spoken English teacher dressed in khaki cargo shorts and a green "Save our oceans" T-shirt, sitting in his tiny living room sparsely furnished with a few wooden chairs.
White's name popped up last Thursday as Russian officials were suggesting Americans directly supported Georgia's Aug. 7 assault on the breakaway province of South Ossetia, which is backed by Russia.
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