Thank you Abdul, I appreciate the nice comment! Racist! I do have a thought on why Judas was a traitor. I also disagree with Fonda being on the list. Heather, this is a wonderful article. Also: traitor just means you go against your own team whether it’s right or wrong. How can that compare to Lu Bu’s betrayals of, first, his foster father, Ding Yuan, then after that, Dong Zhou? Brutus? Since time immemorial, people have turned their backs on their companions and countries. Doc, along with your fellow travelers, you have been exposed by the Venona translations and the opening of communist Russia’s archives in the early 1980’s. Or do only people who disagreed or opposed POVs you like make the list? Seriously? he was an s-2 officer with privvy to top secret movements in germany. Gill is a Latinist, writer, and teacher of ancient history and Latin. 3? Perhaps, in a future list, you could add the name of WIlliam Joyce (lord haw haw). How is Lu Bu not on this list, yet Jane Fonda is? Brutus from Julius Caesar was not the nephew of Caesar. Hanssen grew up in a dysfunctional home, suffering abuse at the hands of his father. No matter who I decided to put on the list, someone would find fault with it. The decline in his family's fortunes is well documented. One of the most cowardly acts in all the history of sports! Her assistance of the British when they arrived led to the deaths of not only much of her own tribe but that of several others as well. Expand the number of listings and include this despicable traitor. I do have a thought on why Judas was a traitor. 9 and Ames ranked no. She is a traitor. He was a selfish man and in the end that was his down fall. also…just because the British rewarded Arnold doesn't mean they liked or trusted him – it was a transaction. I believe Urban Meyer has earned his place on this list as well. His story has been kept hidden by the rest of England’s Royal Family for more than 70 years, but is coming out in the open more every year now. He was a religious fundamentalist terrorist who had already tried to further Spain’s cause in the Netherlands, Thank goodness we got him! too many of you are taking this way too serious. Yes, the Judas thing is interesting, from what I read there are two different versions of his death, and historians aren't sure how he actually died, but, if he did kill himself after being overwhelmed with guilt, that is certainly a dramatic end to his story, isn't it? Hillary and Bill Clinton, Obama and all the Bushes need to be on this list. Fonda was not a traitor…there was no war declared. The cyclops brothers went away, mildly puzzled, and so Odysseus and his surviving followers, clinging to the under-bellies of Polyphemus' sheep, were able to escape. But give this random middle eastern guy some credibility, LooL americans are so econimical with the truth (woundn'rt let me use the word stupi****) the guy who wrote this list is so wrong guy fawkes is considered to be a symbol of freedom in the uk not a traitor, He's not considered a symbol of freedom by *everyone* in the UK – at least not by the people who burn him in effigy every year . Her actions were treacherous and traitorous, but not murderous like the others here. Their action directly led to the bloodiest war in US history. I'm on the fence when it comes to Jane Fonda. According to the Bible, Satan “entered Judas” before he betrayed the son of Christ to Roman authorities. Facebook Twitter. From an early start as a war hero and patriot, Arnold plotted to turn over the American fort at West Point, New York to British forces during the American Revolution. He lost a shoulder in the event because Demeter ate it, but he was restored by the gods. Selling atomic secrets to the Russians during the Cold War is about as treasonous it as gets: the Rosenbergs were a married couple willing to do anything to further their Communist beliefs. Personal betrayal perhaps, but he was trying to save the Republic, whilst the followers of Caesar were trying to destroy it. Fact is WE invaded the area…they didn't come over here and invade our country. Twice a traitor… First to the British, then to the rebels – which is why the British didn't trust him. Judas Iscariot (a pseudonym: ish keriot means man of the towns in Hebrew) was not a traitor in any real sense of the word. Paris left Menelaus' palace with Helen in tow. What a joke you rightwingers are. This infamous member of the Twelve Apostles betrayed his friend for money alone – thirty pieces of silver. He was also a great coward, since he prefered to place a bomb at a fully packed meeting room and running away, instead of pulling out a gun right away, killing A.H. and facing the foreseeable consequences. Nobody was murdered because she visited Vietnam. I believe there is at least a few people for every living U.S. president that would list them as a traitor. Agamemnon's betrayals were the sacrifice of their daughter Iphigenia to the gods and bringing back a prophetic concubine from Troy. As a result of a clerical error in the parish records, his remains were removed to an unmarked mass grave during church renovations a century later. Jane Fonda, though despicable and naive, did not reveal any information to the North Vietnamese–she was merely a propaganda trophy. She’s not evil, but foolish and dangerous for sure. It’s not so much politics as it is a self-absorbed celebrity who doesn’t understand te consequences of her actions. he defected to east germany in the early sixties. Biographics – History, One Life at a Time. He and his wife, Ethel, were executed on June 19, 1953. This wasn't a war against hitler or something…there was little reason for us to be over there. Jane Fonda doesn’t deserve to be on the same list with Judas and Aldrich Ames. The Rosenbergs were convicted on circumstantial evidence and it is still hotly debated today as to its legitimacy or whether it was a plant on behalf of McCarthy and his movement to suppress human rights in the USA. I should clarify that I would not have included Obama on this list even if I'd written it after the presidential election. She considered theirs a commitment like a betrothal, if not a marriage, and was inconsolable when she learned he was leaving. These betrayals come in many different flavors. He is currently charged with treason and being held in Kuwait. About the Judas thing, I heard the opposite of Toptenzmaster, that Judas didn't like that Jesus was genuinely thinking he was son of god and feared an aggressive attack on them, destroying them and their ideals. From a historical standpoint, Jesus had a lot of followers, and Judas was his disciple, a close friend, who betrayed his teacher for what seems to be (but i agree it was probably more-probably scared of revolution) only money. How would you treat some military foreigners if hundreds of thousands of them showed up in the US to take control of our country and firebombed half the place? Robert Hannsen betrayed “his” country but he was betrayed by his brother in law! Apate is the name of the goddess of deceit in Greek mythology, a child of Night (Nyx), and the sister of Eris (Strife), Oizus (Pain), and Nemesis (Retribution). I would as the Walker Family of spies. Weapons That Changed the Way War is Fought, Foods That Are Banned in Europe, But Not the US, 10 Facts You Might Not Know About the Victorians, 10 More Historic Places That Were Lost to Time, 10 Fascinating Facts About Alexander Hamilton, Josip Broz ‘Tito’ Biography: Too Tough for Stalin, Adrian Carton de Wiart Biography: The Unbreakable Soldier. When Polyphemus' brothers heard him roaring with pain, they asked who was hurting him. Since Judas was mentioned, how could you forget Delilah? Both of whom he murdered for a horse (in the first case) and a woman (in the second case). Brutus was undaunted, and he went to lie in wait for his uncle, along with a group of senators who then attacked the dictator with their bare hands. Fawkes and his colleagues worked hard at their plot, using a cellar under The House of Lords as their base, and hiding over 1800 pounds of explosives in the small space. You don't believe Jesus is the son of God. Traitor can be used two times in a match, but has a cooldown of four minutes. Many of the six have large, noticeable scars somewhere on their bodies, presumably received during the war. Such was not the fate of the children of Thyestes whom Atreus cooked. I can't believe how much effort it must have taken Heather Matthews to build such an amazing list! Why didn't they execute Greenglass, who supplied them with the docuemnts. Why was Robert Hanson ranked no. And, yes, I am a Christian and I do believe Judas betrayed more than a "random middle eastern guy.". As a United States Army Intelligence officer he was entrusted with classified materials regarding troop displacement and names addresses etc of Iraqi translators and cooperators. The variety of traitors from a long timeline was good reading. He (Lu Bu) later on betrayed a proposed alliance with Yuan Shu by refusing to marry his daughter off to the latter’s son. It reads more like a personal vendetta than any applied scholarship. The infamous Gunpowder plot was foiled by authorities who caught Fawkes before he could carry out his murderous intentions: he was apprehended due to his attire of cloak, boots and spurs, a suspicious costume designed to ensure a quick getaway. Agamemnon was a son of Atreus. Good list, Ms Matthews. Some of these people were in military positions of power, or political positions of power, and their treachery lead directly to the deaths of large groups of people. The information they revealed to the Soviets was considerable. His story is referenced in the film, V For Vendetta. Random middle eastern guy+random middle eastern guy+betrayal=worst traitor in history? Overall, I think it's a good list and an interesting read. I know greed played a part, but there are also theories that Judas was not happy with the more passive direction Jesus was using to bring God's kingdom to the world (through evangelism). This was a betrayal of hospitality. You can’t get to them all. To regain Menelaus' stolen wife, his brother Agamemnon led the Greek troops to war against Troy. Some soldiers claim they withstood more torture and suffering because they would not speak to Jane and parrot the viewpoint that their captors were kind and peaceful. The existence of Judas is necessary to fill a plot hole in the story. It's all very compelling…I'm sure there was some "political" element as you mentioned . Always known as a troublemaking child, he grew to become a prominent figure in the military, where he trained soldiers and planned out attacks. Ames entered the Soviet Embassy in Washington in 1985 and offered to sell American secrets for one reason only: money. He died in poverty in Canada in 1801. I respect your point of view. First, under the Ames item, “10 Americans” were not executed; these were Soviet citizens who were spying for America. Others either performed assassinations or attempted to. "betraying some random middle eastern man isn’t exactly the worst betrayal in history.". Not when Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld aren’t. She determined that Clytemnestra's murderer was justified, even though Orestes was Clytemnestra's son. He met with North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong officials in Paris, while still an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve. Benedict Arnold? Thanks for your comment. The worst traitor of all time has to be Edward VIII of England (aka the Duke of Windsor).

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