Tag Archives: Gina Cheri Haspel

RUMINT — DCIA Gina Haspel to Step Down After Election. Who will run Biden’s CIA? [UPDATE — Key Democrat warns Biden not to nominate Mike Morell]

Posted on November 26, 2020 by L

“A couple of people at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence would have to go, absolutely. Probably Gina Haspel would have to go, too. Gina is a good woman, but she would have to go.” Michael Hayden — … Continue reading →

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RUMINT — DCIA Gina Haspel to Step Down After Election [Who will run Biden’s CIA?]

Posted on November 20, 2020 by L

“A couple of people at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence would have to go, absolutely. Probably Gina Haspel would have to go, too. Gina is a good woman, but she would have to go.” Michael Hayden — … Continue reading →

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RUMINT — DCIA Gina Haspel to Step Down After Election [Biography]

Posted on October 26, 2020 by L

“I wrote a letter to the CIA on my manual college typewriter. I mailed it to CIA with my résumé. I didn’t have an address. So I just put: CIA. Washington, D.C. And here I am.” DCIA Gina Haspel — … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Senator John McCain : “CIA Torture Policies Stained Our National Honor”

Posted on August 26, 2019 by L

“Ms. Haspel’s role in overseeing the use of torture by Americans is disturbing. Her refusal to acknowledge torture’s immorality is disqualifying. I believe the Senate should exercise its duty of advice and consent and reject this nomination.” US Senator John … Continue reading →

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DCIA — Gina Haspel Presented with the 2018 William J. Donovan Award [Biography]

Posted on November 1, 2018 by L

“Jane Wallis Burrell was in the OSS from 1943-1945, and was a case officer in X-2 in France and Germany. She segued into the SSU, the CIG, and then the CIA, and was recognized as the first CIA officer to … Continue reading →

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CIA Deputy Director — A Short Biography of Vaughn Bishop

Posted on August 28, 2018 by L

“I am honored to come home to the CIA to serve with Director Haspel on the leadership team. As a career officer, this is the opportunity of a lifetime. I have tremendous respect for the men and women of the Agency, … Continue reading →

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Remembering Senator John McCain : “CIA Torture Policies Stained Our National Honor” (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018)

Posted on August 26, 2018 by L

“Ms. Haspel’s role in overseeing the use of torture by Americans is disturbing. Her refusal to acknowledge torture’s immorality is disqualifying. I believe the Senate should exercise its duty of advice and consent and reject this nomination.” US Senator John … Continue reading →

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CIA — Memorial Ceremony 2018

Posted on June 14, 2018 by L

“Today, we held our annual Memorial Ceremony to remember, honor, & celebrate the courageous CIA officers who died in the line of duty for their country.” CIA Twitter (June 12 2018) The CIA’s Memorial Ceremony began in 1987 and is … Continue reading →

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Remarks by CIA Director Gina Haspel at Swearing-In Ceremony

Posted on May 23, 2018 by L

“As the Director, I want the current CIA leadership team to be role models and mentors for our next generation of officers who will walk the streets of far-flung capitals and work the late nights here at Headquarters and abroad.” … Continue reading →

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U.S. Senate Confirms Gina Haspel as CIA Director

Posted on May 18, 2018 by L

“I knew in my gut when I saw the video of the first plane hitting the tower in Manhattan that it was Bin Laden. I got up from my desk and, like many others, walked over to the Counterterrorism Center … Continue reading →

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