Author: Mario Bekes
“While visiting a tourist spot in Australia, I found its absence of fast-food outlets to be a blessing in disguise, fostering support for local growers and farmers, promoting organic and non-GMO products, proliferating coffee shops, and ultimately resulting in a contented community.” In today’s fast-paced world of products, information, goods,... View Article
Author: Mario Bekes
My career as an intelligence agent has taught me many various approaches in intelligence and counterintelligence operations, but one thing no one could ever teach us was how some cities’ charm can be lethal. I recently visited Dubai, and I must say that it is one of the most beautiful... View Article
Author: Mario Bekes
Introduction On May 13, 1981, the world witnessed an event that would forever mark the papacy and global consciousness: Pope John Paul II’s attempted assassination. Mehmet Ali Aca, a Turkish gunman, opened fire on the Pope in St. Peter’s Square, Rome, in a terrible act of violence. The consequences of... View Article
Author: Mario Bekes
“I am Professional Revolutionist! I am Ilich Ramirez Sanchez a.k.a. Carlos the Jackal and my sphere of influence encompasses the entirety of the planet!” Many members of the police force and members of the general public recognise Ramirez as a contract killer who participated in the massacre of Israeli athletes... View Article
Author: Amit Pothiwala
Do you remember the phrase “too good to be true?” Then you know this is a red flag and you should not engage someone online who offers you salvation, great ROI, and the list goes on, and all you have to do is provide your banking details, credit card, or... View Article
Author: Mario Bekes
Since the foundation of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949, Germans have been suspicious of the events of the early 1930s – the breakdown of the Weimar Republic and the emergence of Nazism. Everyone should learn from that period now, when democratic countries around the world are facing major... View Article
Author: Mario Bekes
Story about FBI counterintelligence head Robert Hanssen’s cover name was “Ramon Garcia.” FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) agent turned legendary double agent for Soviet and then Russian intelligence is Robert Philip Hanssen. He seemed to be one of the most dangerous spies to ever break into the “FBI,” and his... View Article
Author: Mario Bekes
Democracy is not something that should be taken for granted. The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, at 3:50 p.m., thereby ending World War I. The agreement, which was signed outside of Paris at the Palace of Versailles, included 440 stipulations that economically and morally decimated Germany,... View Article
Author: Mario Bekes
One of the most intriguing spy scandals of recent times, and it all revolves around a single woman. Anna Chapman is a name you’re definitely familiar with. She enjoys and promotes her reputation as a vivacious, supersexy spy. And who exactly is this Anna Chapman? KGB agent Vasily Kushchenko has... View Article
Author: Mario Bekes
Ana Montes, who are you? Ana Belen Montes, a former US military intelligence specialist convicted of espionage for Cuba more than 20 years ago, was released on January 6 from a federal prison in Fort Worth, Texas. The FBI caught Montes just ten days after the terrorist attacks in the... View Article