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Obama’s Afghan plan includes expanding CIA ops in Pakistan
The Obama Administration’s plan to increase US military presence in Afghanistan includes expanding the CIA’s work in neighboring Pakistan, a country with which the US is officially not at war.
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Blackwater CEO admits he was CIA agent
The founder and CEO of private security company Blackwater has revealed he worked as a CIA spy and carried out a number of secret missions before being fired by the Obama administration. Erik Prince,...
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White House memo sides with CIA in inter-agency turf war
For several months now, I have been keeping tabs on a bitter inter-agency turf war between the CIA and the Office of the US Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Now a Los Angeles Times article by...
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Analysis: The Meaning of the Suicide Attack on the CIA
The recent killing of seven and the serious injury of another six CIA personnel in Afghanistan’s Khost province has undoubtedly shocked an Agency not used to mass casualties. But what exactly is the...
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US signs record US military aid to Israel. Which group perpetrated suicide attack on CIA?
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Pakistanis ask US to quit drone strikes. Bush, Obama administrations guilty for neglecting info sharing. China ends probe into Rio Tinto espionage case.
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China not top priority for US spy agencies under new policy
American intelligence agencies have been directed by the US National Security Council (NSC) to downgrade intelligence collection on China. Under the directive, which was first proposed last October,...
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Obama extends ‘war on terrorism’ theater to Yemen
Think what you like about Barack Obama. The fact is, his administration is currently overseeing the most rapid expansion in the nine-year history of Washington’s so-called ‘war on terrorism’. The...
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Taliban will negotiate with US, says Mullah Omar’s former handler
The $36-billion-worth military surge plan, spelled out by US President Barack Obama last October, is already underway in Afghanistan. But Brigadier Sultan Amir Tarar, who in the 1980s handled and...
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US intel director confirms CIA can kill US citizens abroad. Funny sign at CIA gift shop. Gordon Thomas' Secret Wars out in paperback.
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CIA's Kiriakou authors new book. White House threatens veto on intelligence bill. Analysis: Outsourcing Intelligence.
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US State Dept. lawyer defends CIA drone attacks. How the CIA let Anwar al-Aulaqi escape to Yemen. More on alleged Israeli spy caught in Algeria.
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Analysis: Experts question legality of CIA drone strikes
A number of prominent American legal scholars have voiced concerns about the legality of the targeted killings by the CIA of suspected Taliban leaders in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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CIA drones now target non-listed targets in Pakistan. Democrat Senator presses Obama for more NSA powers. Lebanese officer charged as Israel spy may get death.
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FBI linguist jailed in leak probe. Yemen sentences alleged Iranian spies to death. New Turkish intel chief has big plans.
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UN official criticizes US over drone attacks. Russian spies less active during Obama administration. A look back at US intelligence reform.
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Mysterious Russian numbers station changes frequency. The output of a mysterious radio station in Russia, which has been broadcasting coded information to secret agents almost continuously for 20...
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US considering CIA targeted killings in Yemen
The White House is considering an unprecedented expansion of operations by the Central Intelligence Agency in Yemen, following last week’s foiled toner cartridge bomb plot.
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Deported Russian spy gets Rosneft oil job. WikiLeaks defectors to launch OpenLeaks alternative. Former spies see benefits in WikiLeaks disclosures.
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White House considering covert operations against Iran
One of the major strategic objections to the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 was the near-certain prospect that removing the Sunni-dominated Ba’ath Party from power would increase Iranian-Shiite influence...
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White House reinstalls visas for 2009 Honduran coup plotters
A news report by the Associated Press suggests that Washington may now be quietly reinstating travel visas to Honduran government officials who participated in the 2009 coup plot against Honduras'...
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China wants military bases in Pakistan. Turkey 'almost shot down' Israeli spy drone. Analysis: Global apparatus for drone killing emerges under Obama.
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Ex-CIA officer John Kiriakou’s indictment made simple
On Monday, the United States Department of Justice charged former Central Intelligence Agency officer John Kiriakou with leaking classified government information to reporters and deceiving a CIA...
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WikiLeaks to publish 5 million StatFor emails. Analysis: Blurred line between espionage and truth under Obama. Nazis had spy in MI5 but failed to use him.
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Is Obama abusing the US Espionage Act? Ex-head admits IAEA does work with spies. Afghanistan arrests diplomat on spying charges.
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NSA whistleblower says Obama worse than Bush. Australian spies reportedly buying computer bugs. Refugees in Finland face spying threats.
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Analysis: Will 2013 Be the Year of the Unmanned Drone?
As United States President Barack Obama prepares to enter his fifth year in office, one may be excused for thinking that his administration’s response to insurgency warfare essentially boils down to...
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Secret report warns US spy mission distorted by ‘war on terror’
America’s concentration on the ‘war on terrorism’ has distorted the mission and scope of its Intelligence Community, according to a secret report commissioned by the White House.
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Chinese researcher charged with stealing US drug. Turkish intelligence to 'oversee PKK retreat'. Analysis: Controversial Bush programs continue under Obama.
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CIA’s internal watchdog post remains vacant despite mounting calls to fill it
The administration of United States President Barack Obama has yet to nominate a replacement for the Central Intelligence Agency’s inspector general despite calls by Congress to quickly fill the...
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