Exposure of Israeli Spy Eli Cohen-Part 2

Exposure of Israeli Spy Eli Cohen-Part 2

Eli Cohen

   Eli Cohen photographed the Soviet Mig-21 fighter for the first time and also reported arrival of 200 T54 tanks from the Soviet Union. Eli Cohen also delivered to Israel the detailed plan given to Syria by the Soviet military advisers. They had asked the Syrian forces to cut off Northern Israel in a surprise attack. This would have weakened the Israeli army as most of the important military posts were in that region. He also apprised Israel of the details of Jordan water-diversion scheme mooted by Syria. 

   Because of his close contact with the President, Eli Cohen alias Kamil Amin Taabes was being groomed for political office. During 1950-60, there was talk of his being appointed Information and Propaganda Minister. There were rumors that he might become deputy Minister of Defense. You can guage from this, the trust that his friend Amim Al-Hafez, President of Syria placed in him.
 

Serial Killer from the Land of Lovers-Part 3

Blue Beard: Serial Killer from the Land of Lovers-Part 3

   It was disclosed during the trial the Henri Desire Landru had been convicted seven times for fraud. He had a lot of different jobs but never had any stable occupation. He had also worked as a sub deacon in a religious establishment. His father was afireman and settled at Dordogne after his mother’s death. He came to see his son in Paris and found that he was in prison. He was so upset that he committed suicide in Bois de Boulogne. The young daughter of Landru’s cousin became his mistress and a girl was born to them in 1891. Landru later married her and he had 4 children.

   When the court asked him about the names of so many women appearing in his note book, he replied, “It is the list of a businessman, who entered the names of his clients with whom he did business.” He claimed that he bought the furniture of these women to help them during the war and intended to sell it back to them after Germans had been driven out of France.

Exposure of Israeli Spy Eli Cohen-Part 1

Exposure of Israeli Spy Eli Cohen-Part 1

   In the world of espionage, non-diplomatic spics usually have to pay a heavy price of their activities. Those who enjoy diplomatic immunity, get away from the scene as “persona non gratia”. Important spies are usually exchanged with important prisoners on the other side. But, in the struggle between Israel and Arab countries, the stakes are high and the penalty for spying is death. Eli Cohen, who was an accomplished spy, had to pay with his life when he was caught red-handed sending a message on his radio transmitter. The fact that he was a personal friend of the President of Syria could be of no avail. 

   It was after three weeks of mental conflict that President Amin Al-Hafez of Syria, signed on the death warrant of Eli Cohen alias Kamil Amin Taabes. After all Kamil was a personal friend of long standing and President Amin Al-Hafez could not imagine that he was an agent of Israel planted in Syria. In May, 1965, Eli Cohen was hanged in full view of thousands of spectators and of TV cameras in Martyr’s Square in Damascus. Curtain was rang down on one of the most effective of all Israeli spies who served his country well. A sheet of paper on which were recorded his offenses was pinned on his white shroud as a warning to others.

Serial Killer from the Land of Lovers-Part 2

Blue Beard: Serial Killer from the Land of Lover - Part 2

   Now the question is, Who was this Henri Desire Landru, who entrapped such a large number of women in his love trap? The story if this heartless murderer of France is a tale of a cheat and a clever common man who made his living by grabbing the money and property of his victims. His modus operandi was also very unique as revealed during his trail. His case opened on December 7, 1921, in the Court of Assizes in ”the Palais de Jusice” at Versailles.

   A large crowd gathered before the court to have a glimpse of the man who was charged with having relations with 283 women and murdering ten of them. After seducing them, he persuaded them to hand over their money and property for, as he gave out, safe keeping and investment. On a table were exhibited charred clothing and bones. Henry Desire Landru was a tall bearded man of 52 years. Landru used the unique method of matrimonial advertisement for getting in touch with his victims.

Tania-who worked as a spy for three countries-Part 2

Tania- The Person who worked as a spy for three countries at the same time (Part-2)

   In 1959 Tania met Che Guevara who was the President of the Government National Bank and had come to arrange a loan for the Castro Government from East Germany. The amount involved was a huge sum nearly 10,000,000 dollars. The MFS had deputed Tania to be Che’s interpreter. They both felt attracted towards each other.

   After imparting vigorous training to Tania in Moscow in 1961, she was sent to the Cuban capital, Havana, along with a troupe of Cuban ballet dancers who had come to perform in East Germany. Due to Che’s efforts she was made a cultural delegate and then given a job in the Education Ministry of Cuba. Che Guevara got her inducted into a par- military women’s organization of Cuba.

The Exposure of Noureddin Kianouri in Iran

The Exposure of Noureddin Kianouri

Noureddin Kianouri

   In 1983, Ayatollah Khomeini, the supreme spiritual leader of Iran, suddenly dissolved the Tudeh party. Iran Radio announced that the Secretary General of this party was found to be a Russian agent. Hundreds of political workers were arrested and sent to prison. Scores of them were hanged in public. This is the story of the most scandalous espionage episode in Iran, in which Iranian fundamentalists, Great Britain and Russians played their own games.

 

   Ayatollah Khomeini, the supreme leader of Iran, made a sensational announcement on the radio in May, 1983. He said, ”We have dissolved the Tudeh party. It has been found to be full of foreign agents. Its Secretary General, Noureddin Kianouri, has confessed that he was a Russian agent since 1945. All these traitors to the country have been ordered to be arrested. We shall hang all those against whom evidence is found that they were foreign spies. In the meantime, eighteen Soviet diplomats have been asked to leave within two days for spying and contacts with traitors.”

Tania-who worked as a spy for three countries-Part 1

Tania - The Person who worked as a spy for three countries at the same time - Part 1

Tania

   Tania had received her training with the Secret Service of East Germany. She was very knowledgeable in Latin American Affairs and knew many of the languages spoken there. Hence this woman spy was recommended by the Germans spy organization, MFS, to the Russian KGB. Then she started to work for Russia. She fell in love with a Cuban Guerrilla leader, Che Guevara, and she started working for him also.

   Along with Mata Hari and Cynthia, Tamara Bouqest, alias Tania, has been the most talked about “sex spy”. She was a very brilliant and successful spy who worked for three countries simultaneously. She loved Che Guevara, the most famous revolutionary leader of the time, and worked for him also. The Imperialist countries hold her responsible for the death of Che Guevara, but the communist countries respect her as a very great patriot and a Guerrilla fighter of great courage. It is said that she sacrificed herself along with Che Guevara for the sake of Guerrilla revolution.

Serial Killer from the Land of Lovers-Part 1

Blue Beard: Serial Killer from the Land of Lovers - Part 1

   This is an extraordinary story of imitation, swindling, seduction and multiple murders form the land of lovers-France. He was known as “Blue Beard” because of his distinctive beard. He was supposed to have made love to 283 women and was charged for killing at least 10 (ten) of them. This killer, Henri Desire Landru, was known as by different names to his beloved and once boasted that no woman could spurn his amorous advances. France is reputed to be a country where love is a major occupation of its people, but has no tradition of killing beloveds. But, Henri Desire Landru was a lover cast in different moulds. He killed women after depriving them of their money and worldly possessions. 

   The French police was perplexed by the disappearance of many women. One Mrs. Pelat had reported about the disappearance of her sister Anna Colomb who went to live with Monsieur Cruchet at Gambas. Another woman, Mrs. Lacoste, was enquiring about her sister Mrs. Celestine Buisson who also vanished into thin air after visiting Villa Ermitage Gambais, to see M. Fremyet. The Mayor of Gambais made enquiries and found that the above villa was occupied by a M. Dupont. Meanwhile, the French police were also investigating another disappearance, that of a genuine Mrs. Cruchet and her son Andre who had gone to live with one M. Diard in his house at Vernouillet in December, 1914. From the clues provided, the police was satisfied that Cruchet, Fremyet, Dupont and Diard were one and the same person and issued a warrant on April 10, 1919, for the arrest of the individual whose identity tallied with these persons. 

The Thaipuism Festival-Craziest Festival in the World

A Crazy Festival, Thaipusam

   There is no festival is more crazy than the one which is celebrated each year in the southern regions of India, specially in Tamil Nadu. It is known by the name of Thaipusam festival. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival which is celebrated by the Tamil people. Although this festival is also celebrated in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia and certain parts of Indonesia, but the extent to which it is given importance by the Indians is beyond your wildest dreams. The festival is always celebrated on the day of the full moon and mostly the people who attend this festival belong to the Tamil community.

Running of the Bulls festival in Spain

Running of the Bulls festival in Pamplona (Spain)

   This funny and crazy festival is held in Spain every year. The Running of the Bulls (in Spanish encierro) is a practice that involves running in front of a small group of bulls that have been let loose on a course of a sectioned-off subset of a town's streets. Spanish tradition says the true origin of the run began in north-eastern Spain during the early in 14th century. While transporting cattle in order to sell them at the market, men would try to speed the process by hurrying their cattle using tactics of fear and excitement. After years of this practice, the transportation and hurrying began to turn into a competition, as young adults would attempt to race in front of the bulls and make it safely to themselves without being overtaken. When the popularity of this practice increased and was noticed more and more by the expanding population of Spanish cities, a tradition was created and stands to this day. In Pamplona and other places, the six bulls in the event are still those that will feature in the afternoon bullfight of the same day.