Central Intelligence Agency

Central Intelligence Agency

The CIA is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence... [more]

The CIA is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence under the supervision of the President and National Security Council.

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The White House has published an internal memo to calm tension between CIA director Leon Panetta and Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair, who is seeking increased control over covert operations, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday. The classified order asserts the Central Intelligence Agency's direct authority over secret missions abroad, but also reminds the agency to work closely with Blair, who heads the US intelligence establishment, a US intelligence official told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity. According to the LA Times, Blair was seeking more control over missions that include drone strikes and paramilitary operations in Pakistan. Blair and Panetta have also ... Read Full Story
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The US Central Intelligence Agency has cancelled a contract with a security company formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide that allowed the company to load bombs on CIA drones in Pakistan and Afghanistan, The New York Times reported late Friday. Citing intelligence officials, the newspaper said the contract gave Blackwater employees an operational role in one of the CIA?s most significant covert programs, which has killed dozens of militants with Predator and Reaper drones. The contract with the company, now called Xe Services, was canceled this year by CIA Director Leon Panetta, the report said. CIA spokesman George Little said Panetta had ordered that the ... Read Full Story
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CIA asked Blackwater to take out AQ Khan’ * Blackwater chief Erik Prince admits to running secret missions for CIA Daily Times Monitor The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had asked private security contractor Blackwater Worldwide to kill Dr AQ Khan – Blackwater founder Erik Prince LAHORE: The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had asked private security contractor Blackwater Worldwide to kill Dr AQ Khan, the Pakistani scientist “who shared nuclear know-how with Iran, Libya, and North Korea”, agency’s founder Erik Prince admitted in an interview with Vanity Fair. According to a source who spoke to the magazine, the authorities in Washington “chose not to pull ... Read Full Story
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After the explosive report of the New York Times which blew the top off the CIA covert operations in Balochistan—the CIA has come out with a public statement about firing Blackwater in Pakistan. US RQ-170 Sentinel, “Beast of Kandhar” spy drone violating Pakistani air space . This is the first time there is solid evidence, and acceptance of the fact that Balckwater was present in Paksitan. This makes a liar out of US secretary of State, Hillary Clinton and US Ambassador Ann Peterson—both of which had blatantly denied the presence of Blackwater/Xe in Pakistan. Interior Minister Rehman Malik had gone to the extent of ... Read Full Story
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CIA asked Blackwater to take out AQ Khan’ * Blackwater chief Erik Prince admits to running secret missions for CIA Daily Times Monitor The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had asked private security contractor Blackwater Worldwide to kill Dr AQ Khan – Blackwater founder Erik Prince LAHORE: The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had asked private security contractor Blackwater Worldwide to kill Dr AQ Khan, the Pakistani scientist “who shared nuclear know-how with Iran, Libya, and North Korea”, agency’s founder Erik Prince admitted in an interview with Vanity Fair. According to a source who spoke to the magazine, the authorities in Washington “chose not to pull ... Read Full Story
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by Ray McGovernIn the past I have alluded to Panetta and the Seven Dwarfs.  The reference is to CIA Director Leon Panetta and seven of his moral-dwarf predecessors-the ones who sent President Barack Obama a letter on Sept. 18 asking him to "reverse Attorney General Holder's August 24 decision to re-open the criminal investigation of CIA interrogations."read more  
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Now that the boy king can come off of the greens in Hawaii, he is being told what a poor job his CIA under career politician and Clintonista Leon Panetta did in protecting America in the first test of our new intelligencia.Many expressed concern over Obama’s appointment of Ca. Democrat Panetta but were shouted down. It seems our concerns were valid, as we saw Christmas Day.Showing his own  
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Palestinian political prisoners have been tortured in the West Bank with cooperation from the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). These revelations have generated controversy in the region.Originally uploaded by Pan-African News Wire File PhotosFriday, December 18, 2009 14:44 Mecca time, 11:44 GMT CIA linked to Palestinian 'torture' Between 400 and 500 Hamas supporters are being held in the West Bank by the PSF and GI...  
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As the United States military orders more military operations using unmanned drones, insurgents have used a counter strategy to hack those drones: $26 software. Unmanned military drones have increased since President Barack Obama was inaugurated and recently, as Digital Journal reported, the White House authorized the Central Intelligence Agency to expand unmanned aerial drones in Pakistan. The President has also allotted $3.8 billion in drone...  
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New Delhi: Chief of the America’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Leon Panetta, met National Security Advisor M K Narayanan here on Saturday. Panetta, who arrived here late last night after his visit to Pakistan, met for nearly 30-minutes with Narayanan. Narayanan later accompanied Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the US. During his three-day visit to India, the CIA chief will also meet RAW chief K C Verma and Intelligence Bureau Chief...  
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