Category Archives: CIA

One Year Ago — CIA Director Mike Pompeo Delivers First Public Speech at CSIS

“WikiLeaks walks like a hostile intelligence service and talks like a hostile intelligence service. It has encouraged its followers to find jobs at CIA in order to obtain intelligence. It directed Chelsea Manning in her theft of specific secret information. … Continue reading

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CIA Rushing to Judgement. Again

“We must not allow last year’s mistakes to cloud our judgment today.” CIA Director Mike Pompeo “It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor the judgment to hold their tongues.” Jean de la … Continue reading

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CIA Director Nominee — Haspel’s Record Will Be Declassified… ‘As Much As Possible’

“We want to declassify as much as possible without jeopardizing someone’s what we call sources and methods. Every effort will be made to explain fully what her role was.” Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats “I resigned as Chief Prosecutor … Continue reading

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One Year Ago — Former CIA Analyst Ray McGovern Debunks The Alleged Syria Chemical Attack

“A source told me that Pompeo had personally briefed Trump on April 6 about the CIA’s belief that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was likely not responsible for the lethal poison-gas incident in northern Syria two days earlier — and thus … Continue reading

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One Year Ago — PUTIN : “95% of the World’s Terrorist Attacks Are Orchestrated by the CIA.”

“95% of the world’s terrorist attacks are orchestrated by the CIA. The St. Petersburg metro bombing must be investigated with this in mind. If the CIA have Russian blood on their hands, they will forever regret stirring the Russian bear from its peaceful … Continue reading

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CIA Director Nominee– A Biography of Gina Haspel [UPDATE]

“I supervised Gina Haspel when I worked at the Central Intelligence Agency. I found her to be smart, tough and effective. Foreign liaison services who have worked with her uniformly walked away impressed. Out of all of the chaos coming … Continue reading

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CIA Director Nominee — “Gina, She-Wolf of the CIA” by Larry Beinhart

“Gina [Haspel] has her defenders. Some on the left. Some who are very reputable people. They depict her as being very competent, thorough, and professional. But no one ever accused the Nazis of being sloppy, inept, and amateurish. They were … Continue reading

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Remembering CIA Barbara A. Robbins (July 26, 1943 – March 30, 1965)

“March 23 1965: I imagine you’re still wondering about Doug (Johnson). I still haven’t given him an answer and I may not between now and at the time he leaves. . . . The trouble is I’m not at all sure how … Continue reading

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Senator Diane Feinstein on Gina Haspel CIA Nomination

“To promote someone so heavily involved in the torture program to the top position at the CIA, the agency responsible for one of the darkest chapters in our history, is a move that I’m very wary of.” Senator Dianne Feinstein … Continue reading

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One Year Ago — Former CIA John Kiriakou: “Doing Time Like A Spy”

“Even if torture works, it cannot be tolerated — not in one case or a thousand or a million. If their efficacy becomes the measure of abhorrent acts, all sorts of unspeakable crimes somehow become acceptable. I may have found … Continue reading

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