Category Archives: Gina Haspel

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

Posted on April 10, 2018 by L

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

Posted on April 3, 2018 by L

“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

Posted on April 2, 2018 by L

“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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Senator Diane Feinstein on Gina Haspel CIA Nomination

Posted on March 29, 2018 by L

“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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CIA Director — A Biography of Gina Haspel

Posted on March 27, 2018 by L

“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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US Senator John McCain : “CIA Nominee Must Explain Her Involvement in the Torture Program”

Posted on March 26, 2018 by L

“Over the course of your career with the intelligence community, you have served in positions of responsibility that have intersected with the CIA’s program of so-called ‘enhanced interrogation techniques. These techniques included the practice of waterboarding, forced nudity and humiliation, … Continue reading →

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CIA — Amnesty International on the Nomination of Gina Haspel

Posted on March 22, 2018 by L

“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 Press Release: “Bipartisan Support for Gina Haspel’s Nomination”

Posted on March 21, 2018 by L

“Obviously I am not an objective observer since Ms. Haspel served as my last deputy when I was director of CIA’s National Clandestine Service and succeeded me as Acting Director. That said, she is one of the most accomplished officers … Continue reading →

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Former CIA Robert Baer : “Gina Haspel Used To Work For Me. She’s A Great Choice For CIA Director.”

Posted on March 20, 2018 by L

“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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Former CIA John Kiriakou: “She Tortured Just for the Sake of Torture”

Posted on March 19, 2018 by L

“We did call her Bloody Gina. Gina was always very quick and very willing to use force. (…) Was it moral, and was it ethical, and was it legal? I think the answers to those questions are very clearly no. But … Continue reading →

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