From The NY Times: ”In a new memoir, a former F.B.I. agent who tracked Al Qaeda before and after the Sept. 11 attacks paints a devastating picture of rivalry and dysfunction inside the government’s … [Keep reading >>]
In the biggest non-surprise of the month the
American Held in Pakistan Worked With C.I.A.
…the[[Pakistani police] report also said that the victims were shot several times in the back, a detail … [Keep reading >>]
“Human rights groups have called on Lithuanian prosecutors to reopen a criminal probe into a secret CIA detention centre set up in the country, and a top national security lawmaker … [Keep reading >>]
The NY Times is writing this morning that CIA secrets could surface in possible trials in Switzerland. The CIA is alarmed of course, and for 7 years or longer (that … [Keep reading >>]
In case you missed this:
An Italian court on Wednesday upped the sentences for 23 CIA agents convicted in absentia of abducting an Egyptian imam in one of the … [Keep reading >>]
What on earth good is intelligence — that is, information about the world and especially about the activities of those who would do you harm– if it can’t be trusted? … [Keep reading >>]
In yet another demonstration of abuse of state secret claims, the CIA continues to resist revelations of its past, bad conduct.
The Central Intelligence Agency is refusing to make public hundreds … [Keep reading >>]
Dear Senator Feinstein
Wrong again.
p.s. when will we see the long awaited “total report” from your committee, and how much will be redacted? Curious minds want to know … [Keep reading >>]
From The Plum Line
“Hmmm, looks like we’re going to have to keep waiting: The CIA has postponed the release of a highly-anticipated 2004 report on torture that was set for … [Keep reading >>]
The 5 year old CIA Inspector General’s report on torture techniques — which stopped the torture in its tracks until the perps could get more legal coverage — which … [Keep reading >>]
I am getting into a fine early morning fury listening to NPR’s piece on the brouhahah over Nancy Pelosi and the CIA. What was said to her in a … [Keep reading >>]
Update: Here’s MoveOn’s petition to Eric Holder asking him to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the torture program. Do it!
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What Obama has left unsaid in his protective … [Keep reading >>]
