Ein "Romeospion" wie der legendäre Wilhelm Markusch war Omar Nasiri nicht. Dafür aber Al-Qaida- und später (nur für kurze Zeit) BND-Mitarbeiter unter dem Namen "Finov". Das denkwürdige Einstellungsgespräch (für die Beschäftigung beim BND) fand an keinem anderen Ort als Eisenhüttenstadt statt, wie der SPIEGEL im Begleitartikel zum aktuellen SPIEGEL-Buch berichtet:
When Nasiri appeared at an office for political asylum applicants in the eastern German town of Eisenhüttenstadt on Dec. 22, 1998, he was expected. The DGSE had already notified the German domestic intelligence agency of his arrival and had asked the Germans to take care of Nasiri. The official who traveled to Eisenhüttenstadt to meet with him was an experienced manager of undercover agents who specialized in Algerian sources. Germany became Nasiri's third government employer, and its agents gave him the cover name "Finov." - The Mole and the Terrorists
