Tag Archives: Gina Haspel

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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Hanns-Joachim Gottlob Scharff — “Without Torture”

Posted on March 16, 2018 by L

“Everyone at the CIA in the post-Sept. 11 era was simply doing what they were asked to do in the aftermath of a crisis.” General Michael Hayden — former NSA and CIA Director “The fact that a person acted pursuant … Continue reading →

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CIA — Gina Haspel Nomination Reopens Old Wounds

Posted on March 14, 2018 by L

“The torture of detainees in U.S. custody during the last decade was one of the darkest chapters in American history. Ms. Haspel needs to explain the nature and extent of her involvement in the CIA’s interrogation program during the confirmation … Continue reading →

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Gina Haspel Becomes First Female CIA Director

Posted on March 13, 2018 by L

“I am proud to nominate the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Mike Pompeo, to be our new Secretary of State. Gina Haspel, the Deputy Director of the CIA, will be nominated to replace Director Pompeo and she will be … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Gina Haspel Selected to be Deputy Director of CIA

Posted on February 2, 2018 by L

“Gina is an exemplary intelligence officer and a devoted patriot who brings more than 30 years of Agency experience to the job. She is also a proven leader with an uncanny ability to get things done and to inspire those … Continue reading →

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CIA Director Mike Pompeo defends ‘State Secrets Privilege’ in high profile torture case

Posted on March 15, 2017 by L

“Many details surrounding the program remain highly classified due to the damage to national security that reasonably could be expected to result from disclosure of that information. For this reason, the CIA has withheld or objected to the disclosure of … Continue reading →

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Gina Haspel Selected to be Deputy Director of CIA

Posted on February 2, 2017 by L

“Gina is an exemplary intelligence officer and a devoted patriot who brings more than 30 years of Agency experience to the job. She is also a proven leader with an uncanny ability to get things done and to inspire those … Continue reading →

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