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Nation & World
- July 31, 2008
Today's selection of timely reports
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Why the CIA Is Still Boss
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- July 17, 2008
CIA analysts still write the majority of the president's daily briefing.
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Afghan Warlords, Formerly Backed By the CIA, Now Turn Their Guns On U.S. Troops
By Anna Mulrine -
Nation & World
- July 11, 2008
They defeated the Soviets with Washington’s help, but now they attack Americans as the new occupiers.
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McCain Advocates a New Go-Get-'Em Spy Agency
By Kevin Whitelaw -
Nation & World
- July 2, 2008
But his plan, a slap at the CIA, could create a whole new set of problems.
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Justice Dept. Inspector General Claims CIA Hampered Its Investigation
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- May 20, 2008
Report says the agency blocked access to senior al Qaeda operative Abu Zubaydah.
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CIA Chief Claims Progress With Intelligence Reforms
Nation & World
- May 16, 2008
Mike Hayden stresses the need for continuing improvement.
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Nuclear Disclosures Imperil a North Korea Deal
By Thomas Omestad -
Nation & World
- April 25, 2008
U.S. says North Korea aided a secret Syrian nuclear reactor project.
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There Really Are Boy Scouts at CIA
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- March 6, 2008
CIA Director and Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden this month gave back to a group that put him in his first uniform: the Boy Scouts.
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Justice Probes Waterboarding Authorization
News Desk
- February 22, 2008
The Justice Department is investigating what role department officials played in authorizing the CIA to conduct waterboarding, according to a letter released today by members of Congress.
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Trying the 9/11 Suspects
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- February 14, 2008
The cases against suspected terrorists are the biggest test yet for a controversial system.
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CIA Alters Guantanamo Videotape Policy
News Desk
- February 11, 2008
Revelations about the destruction of interrogation tapes by the CIA have altered the way the military maintains documentation regarding detainees in the prison at Guantánamo Bay and other locations, according to government documents filed in federal court this month
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Going Green Is No Secret at CIA
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- January 31, 2008
We can't tell you where it is or we'd have to kill you, but the newest CIA campus somewhere in northern Virginia is winning kudos for being green.
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Q&A: Silvestre Reyes
By Kevin Whitelaw -
Nation & World
- January 29, 2008
The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee talks about destruction of CIA videotapes.
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Keep Your Eye on Osama, Says CIA Boss
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- January 25, 2008
CIA Director Mike Hayden understands politics, and in this presidential season he wants to make sure his staff of agents and analysts do too.
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Ho-Ho-Ho from CIA Boss Mike Hayden
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- December 27, 2007
Spy chief Mike Hayden was also at the switch on Christmas Eve.
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The New CIA Acts a Bit Like the Old CIA
By Kevin Whitelaw -
Nation & World
- December 13, 2007
Destroyed videotapes raise questions of accountability.
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Abu Zubaydah's Health Prompted CIA Videos
By Kevin Whitelaw -
Nation & World
- December 12, 2007
Zubaydah had been shot multiple times during operation to capture him.
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Morning Buzz: Dec. 11, 2007
News Desk
- December 11, 2007
New details are coming out that waterboarding—a controversial interrogation technique that many deem as torture—was used on a top al Qaeda official and approved by top levels of the U.S. government. This information comes as CIA Director Michael Hayden prepares for two days of questioning by House and Senate intelligence panels about the destruction of videotaped interrogations.
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Congress to Focus on Inspectors General
News Desk
- November 12, 2007
As controversies swirl around inspector general offices in various government agencies—namely, the State Department and the Central Intelligence Agency—Congress will look deeper into the allegations of wrongdoing this week and attempt to do something about it.
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Spying Patriots Are the Talk at CIA
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- September 23, 2007
It takes a rare football fan to endorse spying amid the current scandal swirling around the New England Patriots. But we've found one: CIA Director Gen.
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No Rest for a Cold Warrior
By Kevin Whitelaw -
Nation & World
- September 20, 2007
The legendary U-2 spy planes are busier than ever as they head toward a phaseout.
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A Short-Lived Highflier
By Kevin Whitelaw -
Nation & World
- September 20, 2007
After Soviet radar tracked the U-2 on its first flight, CIA officials needed a more advanced aircraft.
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10 Things You Didn't Know About the U-2
By Kevin Whitelaw -
Nation & World
- September 20, 2007
Congress Takes Up New Surveillance Law
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- September 5, 2007
Balance between privacy rights and national security concerns remains elusive.
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New CIA Take: Was Goss Inept or Sabotaged?
Washington Whispers
- July 15, 2007
The story is etched in Washington political history: After George Tenet, the internally popular and second-longest-serving CIA director ever, quit his post in 2004, his replacement, former Rep. Porter Goss, practically destroyed Langley with his partisan bumbling.
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