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CIA Director John Brennan at CIA Headquarters on Thursday.

Transcript: NPR's Interview With CIA Director John Brennan

4:09pm December 23, 2016

by NPR Staff

In a wide-ranging interview, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks CIA director John Brennan about the incoming Trump administration, Russian interference in the U.S. election and the future of Syria.

CIA Director Urges Caution In U.S. Response To Russia Hacking

9:26pm December 22, 2016

by NPR Staff

John Brennan told NPR some retaliation techniques were "beneath this country's greatness." On the war in Syria, Brennan said he did not believe the violence would end, despite the fall of Aleppo.

President-elect Donald Trump and vice president-elect Mike Pence at Trump International Golf Club in Bedminster Township, New Jersey.

On Waterboarding, A President Trump Could Face Resistance From Some Republicans

2:46pm November 21, 2016

by Tamara Keith

"If they started waterboarding, I swear to you there's a whole bunch of us that would have them in court in a New York minute," said Sen. John McCain.

Shahram Amiri, an Iranian nuclear scientist attends a news briefing while holding his son Amir Hossein as he arrives at the Imam Khomeini airport just outside Tehran, Iran, after returning from the United States in 2010.

Iran Executes Scientist, Bringing Deadly End To A 'Wilderness Of Mirrors'

11:28am August 07, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Iran says nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri had been providing information to the U.S. Amiri's story reads like a spy saga, full of twists and allegedly shifting allegiances.

The CIA 'Inadvertently Left' Explosive Material In School Bus After K-9 Drill

2:41pm April 01, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The bus then remained in service for two days after the training exercise, transporting students to a high school and two elementary schools in Virginia, before the material was found.

CIA Director John Brennan discussed ISIS, the FBI-Apple dispute over an iPhone, the state of the Iran nuclear deal, and his future plans as President Obama's term draws to a close.

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U.S. Spy Chief On Apple, ISIS And His Future At The CIA

8:01am February 24, 2016

by Mary Louise Kelly

CIA Director John Brennan sits down with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly for a wide-ranging interview at the agency's headquarters in Langley, Va.

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CIA director John Brennan says he has "absolutely the best job in the world."

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Transcript: NPR's Interview With CIA Director John Brennan

5:00am February 24, 2016

In an interview with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly, CIA Director John Brennan discusses the FBI/Apple dispute over over the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone, the state of ISIS and al-Qaida and interrogation.

Psychology Group Votes To Ban Members From Taking Part In Interrogations

3:36pm August 07, 2015

by Dina Temple-Raston

The American Psychological Association had been criticized for enabling harsh national security interrogations by keeping its ethics policy in line with the Defense Department's interrogation program.

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From Blueprints To Betrayal: The Daring, And Downfall, Of A Cold War Spy

6:19pm July 06, 2015

by NPR Staff

Initially, the CIA was suspicious of Soviet aviation expert Adolf Tolkachev. But he earned the agency's trust — and provided blueprints, documents and plans that were crucial to the U.S.

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Former CIA Director and retired four-star Gen. David Petraeus speaks at the University of Southern California on March 26, 2013, his first public speech after resigning as CIA director.

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David Petraeus Enters Into Plea Deal With Justice Department

1:17pm March 03, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The former CIA chief and retired general, whose military career has been overshadowed by charges that he gave classified data to his mistress, will plead guilty to a misdemeanor.