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Mata Hari: The Scapegoat Who Got Killed For Seducing Rather Than Spying

“I am a woman who enjoys herself very much; sometimes I win, sometimes I lose.” — Mata Hari

Margaretha Zelle, alias Mata Hari | Image Source: Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain)

Mata Hari’s name is very famous in the spying stories. She is probably the most fatal female in spying history.