Why Gina Haspel Would Be Unlike Any CIA Director Before Her
If confirmed, Gina Haspel will become the first career professional of the CIA to rise through the ranks to the top job in a long time, writes Paul Pillar.
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Gina Haspel Used To Work For Me. She's A Great Choice For CIA Director
Former CIA case officer Robert Baer supervised Gina Haspel and says she is the right person to talk President Trump out of potential foreign policy disasters.
Palestinian Authority Faces Blowback Over Allegations Of CIA-Backed Wiretapping
An ex-Palestinian intelligence chief and an attorney filed complaints against the Palestinian Authority after an anonymous document alleged the government tapped their calls for the U.S. spy agency.
Guantanamo Court Lacks Jurisdiction To Try 9/11 Defendants, Says Defense Attorney
The attorney for one of the 9/11 defendants argues the Guantanamo military commission can't try his client, because the U.S. wasn't at war with al-Qaida at the time of the attacks.
Julian Assange Says WikiLeaks Will Share CIA Code With Tech Companies
WikiLeaks on Tuesday disclosed the hacking tools from the so-called Vault 7 series. Now Assange says his group will be working with big manufacturers to develop fixes.
The CIA Document Dump Isn't Exactly Snowden 2.0. Here's Why
The alleged CIA documents reveal a hacking program that is very different from the one uncovered by Edward Snowden's NSA leak. One distinction: Mass surveillance vs. targeted attacks.
A Conspiracy A Month? Trump Calls For 2 Investigations — With No Evidence
As president, Trump's called for — with no evidence — investigations into alleged wiretapping by Obama and some 3 million to 5 million people he believes voted illegally.
WikiLeaks Releases What It Calls CIA Trove Of Cyber-Espionage Documents
The release includes thousands of pages of user manuals, support guides and other documents that appear to describe CIA hacking efforts. WikiLeaks says it is choosing not to release the code itself.
Ex-CIA Officer In Rendition Case Is Released After Italy Grants Partial Clemency
Sabrina De Sousa is one of 26 Americans convicted in absentia by an Italian court over the 2003 kidnapping of a Muslim cleric. She has been released from custody in Portugal.
Campaign Trail Trump On Display As He Goes To CIA On First Day As President
The president falsely denied that he had ever criticized the agency, falsely inflated the crowd size at his inauguration on Friday and told officers to "Trust me. I'm like a smart person."