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Soon after accepting the post of CIA director two years ago, Michael V. Hayden set an unusual goal for his scandal-beset agency: virtual invisibility. "CIA needs to get out of the news as source or subject," he said in an internal memo to...
Soon after accepting the post of CIA director two years ago, Michael V. Hayden set an unusual goal for his scandal-beset agency: virtual invisibility. NOTE: My spam filter automatically deletes any TrackBacks that do not actually link and refer...
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In order of importance and influence, the troika in the Oval Office is composed of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Pentagon chief Robert Gates, and Central Intelligence Agency director Gen. Michael V. Hayden. President Bush is still commander...
U.S. intelligence officials are said to be perturbed that the New York Times published on Sunday, June 22 the name of a former CIA official involved in the interrogation of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and other terrorists. This after...
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"We are all on one team these days, and Mike has played a key role in this effort," Mr. Gates said during a speech at Bolling Air Force Base. Mr. Gates, a former CIA director, said close cooperation between the military and the CIA's...
While it is true that the al-Qaeda’s fortunes in Iraq have taken a tumble, a big question mark remains on whether this means that it has been, finally,...
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