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Barbara Durr was a stringer for the Financial Times of London in Peru. She was also a correspondent for CBS radio.1
Barbara Durr met Ari Ben-Menashe through Peter Jordan, a photographer. She became involved in Ari Ben-Menashe mission to secure rare minerals from Peru for Israel nuclear program. Ari Ben-Menashe used her as a journalist to provide protection and to create public proof of Abimael Guzmán Reynoso existence, as there were rumors of his death.1
Barbara Durr was suspected by Ari Ben-Menashe of tipping off the Cuba about his contact with the Shining Path. She was later arrested by the Peru police, an event that Ari Ben-Menashe orchestrated to gain her gratitude and cooperation. She was also present during the Rafael Cordova massacre of villagers and attempted to broadcast the plan to prevent it.1
Barbara Durr accompanied Ari Ben-Menashe to Cangallo to secure the release of Cynthia McNamara. She was also present during Ari Ben-Menashe tense meeting with Carlos Cardoen in Chile, where she was used as a veiled threat against Carlos Cardoen due to her journalistic connections.1
Footnotes
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Ben-Menashe, Ari. Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network. TrineDay, 1992. (Hereafter, "Profits of War") ↩︎