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LAHORE, Pakistan — Visits from three senior U.S. officials in three weeks indicate troubles in the U.S.-Pakistan relationship. Full Article at SouthCoastToday.com
By now you’ve probably read Jeremy Scahill’s latest, which moves forward the story of Blackwater thugs being deployed with the JSOC in Pakistan. Full Article at Emptywheel
Whatever happened to the so-called "black sites," where suspected terrorists were held overseas by the CIA and submitted to harsh interrogations that included torture? Full Article at Mother Jones
At a covert forward operating base run by the US Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) in the Pakistani port city of Karachi, members of an elite division of Blackwater are at the center of a secret program in which they plan targeted assassinations... Full Article at GOATMILK
Whatever Leon Panetta lacked in formal intel experience he would make up for with his political smarts. Full Article at Time Magazine
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani's office recently told visiting CIA Director Leon Panetta of 'Pakistan's concerns relating to the possible surge of the US and ISAF forces in Afghanistan which may entail negative implications for the... Full Article at New Kerala
When CIA Director Leon Panetta revealed that for eight years the Agency ran a secret program to hunt down and kill top leaders of the Afghan-Arab database of disposable Western intelligence assets known as al-Qaeda, it set off a political... Full Article at Global Research
Islamabad, Pakistan - The Pakistani government has some advice the Obama administration may not want to hear as it contemplates sending additional US troops to neighboring Afghanistan: Negotiate with Taliban leaders and restrain India. Full Article at Michael Moore - This Just In
KABUL, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan has urged the United States that the new policy of Obama administration on Afghanistan must not disturb balance (of power) in South Asia. Full Article at Xinhua
Geneva, Nov 22: The US has disclosed new information to India linking the anti-terror plot by terror-excused David Coleman Headley and Tahawuur Rana with some elements in the ISI. Full Article at OneIndia
The disclosure came when National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan held talks with CIA chief Leon Panetta in New Delhi Saturday, reliable sources said. Full Article at New Kerala
Islamabad: Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Ahmed Shuja Pasha, during his meeting with Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Leon Panetta, has reportedly presented evidence regarding India’s hand in fanning terrorism in Balochistan and... Full Article at Zee News
This was conveyed by US Central Intelligence Agency Leon Panetta during his meetings with the Indian security establishment, sources said. Panetta, as per sources, also shared India's view that Pakistan was not moving with earnest on the 26/11 case. Full Article at New Kerala
NEW DELHI, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Visiting chief of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Leon Panetta Saturday met Indian National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan here to discuss terrorism in Pakistan and Afghanistan and its impact on... Full Article at Xinhua
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan expressed fear Friday that a large increase in foreign troops in Afghanistan could push militants across the border into its territory and called on the U.S. to factor in that concern as part of its new war strategy. Full Article at NorthJersey.com
New Delhi, Nov. 21 (ANI): Chief of the America's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Leon Panetta, met National Security Advisor M K Narayanan here on Saturday. Narayanan later accompanied Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the US. Full Article at OneIndia
Inter-Services Intelligence chief Ahmed Shuja Pasha, during his meeting with Central Intelligence Agency Director Leon Panetta, has reportedly presented evidence regarding India's [ Images ] hand in fanning terrorism in Balochistan and Waziristan. Full Article at Rediff
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan The Pakistani government has some advice the Obama administration may not want to hear as it contemplates sending additional U.S. troops to neighboring Afghanistan: Negotiate with Taliban leaders and restrain India. Full Article at Sacramento Bee
Islamabad, Nov.21 (ANI): US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Leon Panetta, who arrived here on Friday on an unannounced visit, has said that it is important that Pakistan expands its military operations in the Tribal areas in order to target... Full Article at Newstrack India
Islamabad, Nov.21 (ANI): Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Ahmed Shuja Pasha, during his meeting with Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Leon Panetta, has reportedly presented evidence regarding India's hand in fanning terrorism in... Full Article at OneIndia
Leon Edward Panetta (born June 28, 1938, in Monterey, California) is an American Democratic politician, lawyer, and professor. He served as President Bill Clinton's White House Chief of Staff from 1994 to 1997 and was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1993. Full Article
BOSTON - AUGUST 29: Central Intelligence Agency Director Leon Panetta arrives for the funeral service for Sen. Edward Kennedy at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica August 29, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts.
View Photo »Visiting Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director Leon Edward Panetta (L) talks with Philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during a courtesy call at the Malacanang presidential palace in Metro Manila July 12, 2009.
View Photo »Visiting Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director Leon Edward Panetta (L) is greeted by Philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during a courtesy call at the Malacanang presidential palace in Metro Manila July 12, 2009.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - MAY 21: (L-R) U.S. Rep. Peter King (R-NY), CIA Director Leon Panetta, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton listen as President Barack Obama makes a speech at the National Archives May 21, 2009 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Leon E. Panetta (L) laughs with former U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher as they sit with each other at a luncheon session hosted by Pacific Council on International Policy in Los Angeles, California, May 18, 2009.
View Photo »Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Leon E. Panetta (R) smiles as he leaves after speaking about global challenges at a meeting hosted by the Pacific Council on International Policy as Jane Harman (L), head of a Homeland Security subcommittee on intelligence and terrorism risk i...
View Photo »Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Leon E. Panetta (L) laughs with former U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher as they sit with each other at a luncheon session hosted by Pacific Council on International Policy in Los Angeles, California, May 18, 2009.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: Leon Panetta (C), director of Central Intelligence Agency, leaves with with U.S. Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) (L) after his speech at a luncheon at the Pacific Council On International Policy on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: Leon Panetta (C), director of Central Intelligence Agency, leaves with with U.S. Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) (L) after his speech at a luncheon at the Pacific Council On International Policy on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: Leon Panetta, director of Central Intelligence Agency, takes a question from the audience after his speech at a luncheon at the Pacific Council On International Policy on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: Leon Panetta (L), director of Central Intelligence Agency, is greeted by former U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher after his speech at a luncheon at the Pacific Council On International Policy on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: Leon Panetta, director of Central Intelligence Agency, listens at a luncheon at the Pacific Council On International Policy on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: Leon Panetta, director of Central Intelligence Agency, speaks at a luncheon at the Pacific Council On International Policy on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: Leon Panetta, director of Central Intelligence Agency, listens at a luncheon at the Pacific Council On International Policy on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: Leon Panetta, director of Central Intelligence Agency, listens at a luncheon at the Pacific Council On International Policy on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: Leon Panetta, director of Central Intelligence Agency, listens at a luncheon at the Pacific Council On International Policy on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: Leon Panetta, director of Central Intelligence Agency, listens at a luncheon at the Pacific Council On International Policy on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: Leon Panetta, director of Central Intelligence Agency, speaks at a luncheon at the Pacific Council On International Policy on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: Leon Panetta, director of Central Intelligence Agency, speaks at a luncheon at the Pacific Council On International Policy on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: Leon Panetta, director of Central Intelligence Agency, speaks at a luncheon at the Pacific Council On International Policy on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: Leon Panetta, director of Central Intelligence Agency, speaks at a luncheon at the Pacific Council On International Policy on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: Leon Panetta, director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) speaks at a luncheon at the Pacific Council On International Policy on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: Leon Panetta, director of Central Intelligence Agency, speaks at a luncheon at the Pacific Council On International Policy on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: Leon Panetta, director of Central Intelligence Agency, speaks at a luncheon at the Pacific Council On International Policy on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: Leon Panetta, (C) director of Central Intelligence Agency, arrives with U.S. Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) and former U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher for speech at a luncheon at the Pacific Council On International Policy on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, C...
View Photo »Visiting Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director Leon Edward Panetta (L) talks with Philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during a courtesy call at the Malacanang presidential palace in Metro Manila July 12, 2009.
View Photo »Decision makers need information and analysis on the effects climate change can have on security
Decision makers need information and analysis on the effects climate change can have on security. The CIA is well positioned to deliver that intelligence
That job, frankly, is the work of all Americans ... That's why I look to welcoming more Arab Americans, Chaldean Americans, and Muslim Americans to the CIA's mission. I need you. The nation needs you.
The end result of that is that it's still difficult to know whether or not it means the leaders there will be more hardline and therefore more difficult to engage in diplomatic relationships with the United States, or whether they view what happened in the election as a signal to them to try to see if t...
The reason I am here is because I want to reach out to the Arab community, and reach out to the Muslim community and see what we can do to help bring that community into the CIA
Al-Qaeda and its allies are on the run. Fanatics are ultimately doomed by their own fanaticism.
President Obama has done a tremendous amount of outreach in the Muslim community ... He very much considers them part of the American family.
- SpyScroll
2 days ago
CIA Chief Leon Panetta and the Fallacy of “Politically Unbiased Intelligence”http://bit.ly/17gh2J
- GaianCollective 4 days ago
@K_Moberly Leon Panetta ... an amazing individual and quite a career.
- jamenta 1 week ago
- K_Moberly
1 week ago
