Beauties in the World of Espionage

There's a very popular TV show by the name of Chuck. It's about a guy (Chuck) who seems to recollect lots of information thanks to some photogenic hack. A mix of comedy, romance and action, the show is all about espionage. CIA, NSA, KGB are words which are thrown on a regular basis in every episode. There are people who add an element of comedy and then there is Cassie who throws in a few triceps and biceps and intimidates everyone. But the star of the show in my opinion is Yvonne Strahovski. Sexy, sassy and always ready to give a punch or two to the enemies. No one really knows her real name. She is way too hot to be in CIA but then we are not really complaining.

Today, I came across a piece of news which talked about a woman who is right now in Russia and was deported from US for spying activities. They charged her for spying on the US and leaking information to Russia over emails. She is Irine Kustov a.k.a Anna Chapman and is of Russian origin. In the US, she is a real estate agent and has a masters in Economics. In her previous life, she was some manager in London for Barclay's Bank. In Manhattan, she rubbed shoulders with the who's who of the NY elite and lived in a posh upstate flat. It seems she wanted to penetrate the inner financial world and US and leak information from US to Russia. You can read more about her story here.

         
What struck me most was the kind of stories that are usually associated with such news items. Spies usually have a life of enjoyment. Yes, they have to work a lot to carefully launder information but they do get to see the joi-de-vivre :P It's no more about living in dark bunkers, hacking some servers and training oneself in Karate and shooting. In today's world, where all the information is there in computers and with people who are high up in the ladder, spying is all about getting to know the right people. Mingling with them and extracting the information out of them in a very sweet way. And a girl like Irine (with her hot looks and a master in Econimics to back it up) can easily slip into a party and mingle with people. In a youtube video, she herself has talked about how easy it is to talk to a top businessman in the US and praised the progressive attitude of NYC.

          I should say these two things are forcing to relook the whole spying thing. They lead a life full of mystery and move in the circles of top business, social and political honchos. Whether it's a guy or a girl, they have this great time mingling with the beautiful snowflakes of the upper strata of the society. Doesn't seem bad at all. Nope, totally great. nice and healthy. Actually, I'm starting to feel jealous now.... :(