Central Intelligence Agency

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

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

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

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

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