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Obama Announces Nominees for Next Defense Secretary, CIA Director
President Barack Obama today announced his nominations to serve as the next leaders of the Defense Department and Central Intelligence Agency. At a White House news conference, Obama announced his selection of Chuck Hagel to be next defense secretary and John Brennan as the next CIA director. If confirmed by the Senate, Hagel will replace [...]
CIA Declassifies Secret Spy Satellite Capsule
More than 400 people from around the Pacific Northwest attended a declassification recognition event at the Naval Undersea Museum’s Jack Murdock Auditorium in Keyport for the deep sea vehicle Trieste II I (DSV 1), Nov. 3. The event was sponsored by the Historical Collections Division (HCD) of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in partnership with [...]
US weighing drone strikes in north Africa: report
The White House may extend its campaign of drone strikes against Al-Qaeda to target the desert bases of the group’s north African arm, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. A spokesman for President Barack Obama’s National Security Council would not confirm details of the debate, which The Post said involved officials from the Central Intelligence Agency, [...]
US, Israel made Flame virus to thwart Iran: report
The United States and Israel collaborated to create the Flame computer virus as part of an effort to slow Iran’s suspected nuclear weapons drive, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. The newspaper, citing “Western officials with knowledge of the effort,” said the sophisticated malware was designed to spy on Iran’s computer networks and send back intelligence [...]
CIA ‘wants more’ drone strikes in Yemen
The CIA is seeking permission to launch more airborne drone strikes in Yemen, even when there is a risk the victims might not always be terrorists, The Washington Post reported. The targets would be chosen based on intelligence reports indicating suspicious behavior, such as images of militants unloading explosives or gathering at al-Qaeda compounds. If [...]
Defense Intelligence Agency Celebrates 50-Year Legacy
Since it began operations Oct. 1, 1961, the Defense Intelligence Agency has changed along with the nature of national security threats worldwide to become a key component of the U.S. intelligence community. Today, according to agency officials, DIA is first in “all-source defense intelligence” – incorporating all sources of information — to prevent strategic surprise [...]
Pakistan drone victims seek CIA arrest
Relatives of victims of a covert US drone war against Al-Qaeda in Pakistan on Monday filed a complaint with police in the capital, seeking the arrest of a now retired CIA official, their lawyer said. “We have lodged the complaint for (issuance) of international arrest warrants for John A. Rizzo, a CIA official,” over the [...]
Senate confirms Panetta to head Pentagon
The US Senate unanimously confirmed Leon Panetta’s nomination to be defense secretary on Tuesday, hailing his successes as CIA chief just as major challenges await him in Afghanistan and Libya. All 100 members of the Senate approved the nomination of Panetta, a rare move of unanimity for a member of the federal government. Lawmakers namely [...]
Hackers attack Malaysian government websites
Hackers have disrupted Malaysian government websites, authorities said Thursday, following threats by anti-censorship “Anonymous” activists and a cyberattack on the CIA by an allied group. The strike against 51 government websites, which disrupted at least 41 of them according to Malaysia’s Internet watchdog, came after the Anonymous group sabotaged Turkish sites last week to protest [...]
