CIA’s Covert Agent , Mastermind of the Daring Plot to Free Six Hostages of Tehran Has Died
Honoring the Legendary Tony Mendez and CIA Goes Hollywood A Classic Case of Deception One of our most legendary Agency officers, Antonio J. “Tony” Mendez, passed away over the weekend after a brave battle with Parkinson’s disease. Perhaps best known for masterminding the daring 1980 rescue of six American diplomats from Iran, an operation made …