TREACHERIES THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY

MONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND

(ROBERT HANSSEN)

Hanssen was a former FBI agent who willingly approached GRU, the

Soviet military intelligence agency and offered his services for money.

He sold the largest bulk of CIA information and assets in history to

the USSR and Russia for 22 years in exchange of more than 1.4 million

US dollars and diamonds. His treachery was dubbed as 

“possibly the worst intelligence disaster in U.S. history”

and earned him a lifetime in prison.

SPENDING BEYOND HIS INCOME

(ALDRICH AMES)

Ames was a former CIA counterintelligence officer and analyst before

he was convicted for espionage for the Soviet Union in 1994.

His access to military intelligence, CIA assets and names of US agents

against Russia enabled him to sell information to the Russian

government which supported his and his wife’s luxurious lifestyle.

THE BETRAYER OF THE TRUE FAITH

(MIR JAFAR)

Mir Jafar’s betrayal of his country was ignited by his intense desire to

claim the throne and be the Nawab of Bengal. Because of his ambition,

he joined forces with the British forces during the Battle of Plassey

between the East India Company and the Indian Force. Jafar was the

head of the Bengal army during that time and by withholding his large

army from the battle, the British forces took the victory. Jafar

became the Nawab in 1763 and ruled until his death.

PARTNERS IN CRIME

(JULIUS AND ETHEL ROSENBERG)

The Rosenbergs were a married couple who were convicted of

committing espionage during the height of the Cold War.

They sold information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union

and also recruited spies for the Russians. Upon capture by the FBI,

their co-conspirators confessed about the espionage and were not

executed while the couple were sentenced with Capital Punishment in 1953.

ETTU, BRUTE?

(MARCUS BRUTUS)

Deemed one of the biggest betrayals of history, Brutus’ move against

the dictator Julius Caesar led to the tyrant’s death. Even though his

wife bluntly opposed his betrayal, he joined the Roman senators who

savagely killed Caesar during the peak of the revolt against his tyranny.

Brutus was the adopted son of Julius Caesar, who was his uncle.

THREE COUNTRIES, ONE MAN

(HAROLD COLE)

Also known as Paul Cole was a British deputy commander during the end

of World War II who helped build the French Resistance, but in the end sold

it to the secret police of Nazi Germany, the Gestapo. He caused significant

damaged to the Allied forces after leaking tactics to the Axis powers.

When the war ended, both the French and British governments were

after him so a large manhunt was created to capture him. He was

shot dead by a French policeman in 1946.

THE US NAVY’S ESPIONAGE LEAK

(JOHN A. WALKER)

Walker was able to pull off the biggest betrayal in naval history for

20 long years before he was finally arrested by the FBI in 1985.

His arrest was thanks to his wife who ran off to the FBI after their divorce

when he supposedly refused to pay her spousal support. His

espionage gravely damaged the Navy and enabled the Soviet Union

to gain significant access to naval warfare, terrorist threats,

sensor data, and tactics among others.