This week we’re chasing down the world’s most audacious spy ops - six real-life dramas with international intrigue and tricky moral dilemmas. You'll unravel an audacious Moscow rescue mission, delve into the thrilling hunt for Osama bin Laden, and witness Israel's relentless pursuit of justice after the Munich Olympics tragedy. Don't forget to explore our Archive and Share & Subscribe with your friends!
MI6’s Operation Pimlico was a life-and-death mission to extract a Russian spymaster from the KGB’s clutches. The 1985 operation involved double agent Oleg Gordievsky, secret signals, a Harrods shopping bag, and a Mars bar-munching spy. Despite meticulous planning, the entire operation hinged on a resourceful British diplomat's wife and a last-minute twist that could rival any spy thriller.
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On May 1, 2011, in Washington, D.C., President Barack Obama announced the killing of Osama bin Laden on live television. US Navy SEAL Team Six descended under the cover of night in Abbottabad, Pakistan facing helicopter troubles and fierce resistance to confront the world's most wanted terrorist. Here are seven sizzling secrets you likely don’t know about the US mission.
In the aftermath of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre, Mossad wanted to send a message to its enemies. Israel aimed to eliminate every single individual involved in the Palestinian terrorist attack that led to the deaths of 11 Israeli athletes. But amid the cloak-and-dagger web of vengeance, a tragic incident came to light - a fatal error in Lillehammer, Norway, and the haunting tale of a Moroccan waiter.
In the heart of Vatican City, Pope John Paul II's life hung by a thread when he was shot by Turkish assassin Mehmet Ali Ağca in 1981. Behind the brazen attack lay a web of shadowy figures and murky motives. Ağca, the Gray Wolves paramilitaries, the KGB, Bulgarian agents, and Turkish mafiosi were all suspects, leaving investigators to find the true orchestrator of the mysterious assassination attempt.
Manuel Noriega was the Panamanian dictator involved in narcotics trafficking when the US invaded Panama in 1989. The General soon vanished and the hunt was on. Nothing was ruled out - from ancient methods of warfare to 21st-century technology. Martha Duncan was tasked with tracking him and she'd do whatever it took to get Noriega out of the Papal Nuncio - including using her feminine wiles.
With enigmatic billionaire Howard Hughes as their proxy, the CIA constructed a daring operation to steal a Russian nuclear submarine that sank off the coast of Hawaii. The Americans would need to build a colossal ship, raise more than $350m, and demonstrate nerves of steel. Failure could plunge the world into the abyss of World War III.
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