by Aseem Gupta | Apr 13, 2016 | Biography, Lives & Historical Figures
In the early 1960s, British intelligence faced a crisis that threatened its relationship with its most important ally. The exposure of Soviet spies inside Britain’s security establishment had left American intelligence officials questioning whether they could...
by Aseem Gupta | Apr 11, 2016 | Biography, Lives & Historical Figures
On November 29, 1987, Korean Air Flight 858 disappeared over the Andaman Sea while flying from Baghdad to Seoul. The Boeing 707 was carrying 104 passengers and 11 crew members when an explosive device detonated inside the aircraft. All 115 people aboard were killed,...
by Aseem Gupta | Apr 9, 2016 | Geopolitics, States & Global Power
In April 1985, a senior CIA officer walked into the Soviet Embassy in Washington, D.C., and offered to betray his country. Aldrich Ames had access to some of America’s most sensitive intelligence about the Soviet Union, and he was prepared to sell it. The KGB...
by Aseem Gupta | Apr 7, 2016 | Biography, Lives & Historical Figures
In January 1965, Syrian security officers entered an apartment in Damascus and uncovered one of the most extraordinary espionage operations in the history of the Middle East. The apartment belonged to Kamal Amin Thaabet, a wealthy Syrian businessman who had returned...
by Aseem Gupta | Apr 5, 2016 | Biography, Lives & Historical Figures
On June 14, 2000, George Trofimoff arrived at a Hilton hotel near Tampa International Airport, expecting to receive money from Russian intelligence. The 73-year-old retired U.S. Army Reserve colonel was facing serious financial difficulties, and the man he was meeting...
