They needed someone who could be blamed for undermining morale and destroying the fantasy of French military superiority. The country needed a scapegoat to distract attention. It looked as though France was about to capitulate under the strain and surrender to the Germans. If this weren’t humiliating enough-after the failure of the Nivelle offensive in 1917, there was widespread mutiny among the French troops. They were dependent on the Allies to defend their homeland and defeat the might of the invading German army. Their country had been invaded by Germany. In truth, the French were shitting themselves. Her liberated sexuality deemed a cover for her career as a spy and worse-a threat to the moral substance of the honorable French people. Her actions were denounced as unmitigated evil. It was alleged her cunning double-dealing had been responsible for the deaths of at least some 50,000 soldiers. She was charged by the French of spying for the Germans during First World War.
#MATA HARI GAME INVALID CALL TRIAL#
Only their handlers know of their existence and their stealthy actions.Īt her trial for espionage in 1917, the dancer and courtesan Mata Hari was described by her accusers as “perhaps the greatest woman spy of the century.” Great spies are anonymous- as any fule kno. James Bond would never have made a great spy because too many of his enemies knew his identity.
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