#Cold War
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MiscellaneousOperation Gospel: How a Soldier's Desperate Need for Cash Led to the Sale of Top Secret UK and US Plans for Lebanon
A recently declassified operation, codenamed Gospel, reveals how a financially desperate Ministry of Defence soldier, Peter Sydney Allen, sold Top Secret UK and US plans for Lebanon to Egyptian and Iraqi agents in 1965. The case exposed lax security at the MoD and led to Allen's 10-year prison sentence.
The National|October 21, 2026|2
CultureDivided Families and Enduring Legacies: How the Berlin Wall Shaped Generations
Erich Guetinger reflects on visiting his separated family across the Berlin Wall in 1969, revealing the enduring human toll of Germany's historical division.
Al Jazeera English|August 22, 2026|1