Latest in Tag: CIA Highlight
Latest in Tag: CIA
Opinion| ​​Has the CIA succeeded in guiding US Presidents in its 75 years of operation?
But is the CIA really an unparalleled intelligence service that has no failures and performs its duties perfectly to collect information that no one can obtain, or is this illusion created by American cinema and everything we know about this institution is just false and exaggerated information?Â
CIA makes 12 million declassified pages available online
The CIA has made about 930,000 declassified documents, totaling some 12 million pages, available online.
US releases secret chapter of report on 9/11 terror attacks in 2001
The US Congress has published long-classified documents on alleged ties between Saudi Arabia and 9/11 hijackers. While the inquiry found no solid evidence of links, officials noted their suspicions of Saudi support.
CIA documents reveal details about wrongfully renditioned German
New documents released by the CIA have revealed details about the detention of Khalid al-Masri, a German-Lebanese man mistaken for an al Qaeda member in 2003. He is yet to be given compensation or an apology from the US.
US expels Russian officials after attack on diplomat in Moscow
The US has expelled two Russian officials in response to an attack on an American diplomat in Moscow last month. It’s not the first time allegations about the treatment of US diplomats have surfaced.
Security in Egypt reflects security in the region: CIA Director
During meeting with Egyptian president and Interior Minister, Brenan lauded security cooperation between Egypt and the US
Former US drone operators say strikes fuel ‘Islamic State’ and hatred towards West
Four former US airmen have said that America’s use of drones to kill suspected jihadis is increasing hatred towards the West. The group also said many operators suffered from substance abuse due to psychological trauma. In an open letter to US President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and CIA Director John Brennan, the four …
More ‘Islamic State’ attacks in the ‘pipeline,’ says CIA chief
Intel agencies are working “feverishly” to uncover the militant group’s attack plans, CIA Director John Brennan says. The intel chief’s statement comes as two US states suspend resettlement programs for Syrian refugees. Speaking at the Washington-based think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies, Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John Brennan said …
Geopolitical mishaps: Reading Orwell to the right
By Emad El-Din Aysha, PhD I read an offensive article the other day that is worth contemplating, for our own peace of mind and the physical security of our lands. A former CIA and NSA Director Michael Hayden gave a TV interview at one time where he revealed one good thing about George W. Bush: …
EIPR supports call for CIA torture ‘accountability’
Groups stay that the US “has much to gain”, if it rejects impunity and provides “adequate redress to the dozens and dozens of people it so brutally abused”
Over 100 deaths by abuse in Egyptian prisons in 2014: Report
El Nadeem Centre’s end of year report calls on government to take responsibility for widespread and severe mistreatment of detainees
Rights group seeks to investigate Egyptian officials linked to CIA torture report
“Authorities will be forced to take action once names are revealed,” says NCHR member
US senate report on CIA reveals widespread use of torture
Document refers to torture of detainee rendered to Egypt
Israel continues spying on the US
By Dr. Cesar Chelala As Middle East peace efforts go through another round of failure, information published by Newsweek magazine indicates that Israel has been conducting spying activities in the US. Although the main targets are industrial and technical secrets, they have a connection to national security that makes these activities by a US ally highly reprehensible. This is not the first …
Resurgent Al-Qaeda far from defeated: analysts
“The pandemonium in Syria, Libya, and Egypt, are like a hothouse for al Qaeda,” says CIA analyst Bruce Riedel
Foreign minister assured of protection of Egyptians in Iraq
Iraqi foreign minister confirms protection of Egyptians after two killed in Baghdad
CIA Spy Chief resigns over extramarital affair
The affair came to light as the FBI was investigating whether a computer used by Petraeus had been compromised
Most illicit arms in Syria go to Islamists: report
Classified reports voice frustration as there is no apparent effective way of vetting groups receiving weapons