Many spies listed here have become national or international heroes. They provide the world with an example of someone who can change society and their beliefs.
1. Ethel & Julius Rosenberg:
They are viewed as the heroes of the Cold War by some Americans. According to Susan Web of People`s Weekly World, they made a sacrifice because they believed that a better world was possible and necessary. They refused to sign the loyalty oath and to lose their jobs like many people who were deemed communists. The execution of these two individuals was a struggle US faced for democracy and peace.
2. Eli Cohen:
Cohen was an Israeli Spy who worked in Syria and developed close relationships with the Syrian state and military. In fact, he was the third in line to become President of Syria when he was found by the Soviets. On May 18, 1965 he was executed by Syria for being an Israeli spy. He is deamed the person who saved Israel and prevented it from being destroyed. It was because of him that Israel was able to win the 6 Day War in 1967 when it was attacked by Egypt, Jordan and Syria.
3. Omar Nasiri:
This man was a Moroccan spy who infiltrated al-Qaeda for Britain and France. He admitted to warning the UK intelligence about the threat of al-Qaeda in 1990s. He provided pertinent information that could have been used to prevent al-Qaeda from ascending into power and causing 9/11 and is thus considered a hero.
4. Klaus Fuchs:
This man was a German born physicist who spied for Soviets during and after World War II while working on the atomic bomb project and Manhattan Project in both Great Britain and United States between 1941 and 1947. He felt that the Soviet Union had the right to know what Great Britain and the United States were up to.
5. Sidney Reilly:
This Ukrainian born was an Ace of Spies. He is the basis of the famous James Bond films and Ian Fleming`s books. He was often able to move across borders under assumed aliases to steal secrets, plans and aircraft prototypes. He is most notably known for trying to stage a coup against the Russian Revolutionaries in 1917 and for trying to assassinate Vladimir Lenin. He was committed to bringing democracy and to eliminating threats. Sadly he was killed by an undercover OGPU agent who tricked him into thinking he was anti-communist.
Many people idolize this German dictator and consider him to be their hero. What they don’t know is that he avoided paying taxes. He managed to save 6.3 million over the years.
Winston Churchill was a great orator and are world-renowned statesman. His writing skills were extraordinary and nobody can deny that he was a very classy man but he had a dark side to him. He was a racist and he believed that it was perfectly ethical to use poisonous substances to get rid of such tribes that were uncivilized in his books.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi helped India gain independence and strongly believed in non-violence. Many people aren’t aware of the fact that he took up a life of celibacy when he was 36 years old. However, the older he got, the more fascinated he became with the subject of sex. He shared his bed with naked women and made excuses when he was caught.
Textbooks in American schools gush on about George Washington and how admirable and trustworthy he was. They don’t tell the children how he tricked the Government into giving him massive amounts of cash. He did this by turning down a decent monthly salary and telling them he would keep a check on his expenses. By the end of the year, he was given over 4,250,000.00 dollars.
Martin Luther was a hero in many ways but he was anti-Jewish and believed that Jews should not be given civil rights, money or education. He also believed that they should all be abolished and removed from the face of the Earth.
