CIA chief Leon Panetta, a former senior Democratic congressman and White House chief of staff for Bill Clinton, admitted of the sanctions passed earlier in the month by Congress: “Will it deter them from their ambitions with regards to nuclear capability? Probably not.” So the sanctions are just a charade. We’re “doing something” that doesn’t really do anything.
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June 5, 2010 18:23
Obama’s pick for intelligence chief thought Bush was right about WMDs in Iraq
President Obama’s choice to be the next director of national intelligence supported the view that Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq sent weapons and documents to Syria in the weeks before the 2003 U.S. invasion.
May 20, 2010 17:48
Sweet Home Iran – the al-Qaeda refuge no one wants to talk about
The CIA had a highly-classified program in place “to study whether it could track and kill terrorists such as” members of Al Qaeda in Iran, but the Obama administration shut it down. Why did CIA director Leon Panetta close the program, codenamed Rigor?
May 6, 2010 03:51
Bomb Suspect’s Ties to Pakistan Taliban Probed
Islamabad Official Claims Shahzad Received Instructions From Suicide-Bomber Trainer; Group Has Been Targeted by CIA Drones
March 31, 2010 06:31
CIA says ACLU-backed plan endangered Gitmo officers
CIA interrogators face the risk of exposure to al Qaeda through inmates’ contacts with defense attorneys, according to U.S. officials.
March 30, 2010 20:02
Iran Nuclear Scientist Defects to U.S. In CIA ‘Intelligence Coup’
An award-winning Iranian nuclear scientist, who disappeared last year under mysterious circumstances, has defected to the CIA and been resettled in the United States, according to people briefed on the operation by intelligence officials.
March 30, 2010 05:50
CIA: Iran capable of producing nukes
Iran is poised to begin producing nuclear weapons after its uranium program expansion in 2009, even though it has had problems with thousands of its centrifuges, according to a newly released CIA report.
March 15, 2010 07:16
Justice, CIA clash over probe of interrogator IDs
The CIA and Justice Department are fighting over a secret investigation into a controversial program by legal supporters of Islamist terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay that involved photographing CIA interrogators and showing the pictures to prisoners, an effort CIA officials say threatens the officers’ lives.
March 11, 2010 01:05
Nancy Pelosi and the CIA: Who’s Lying Now?
Despite her denial and saying the CIA lied, it appears Pelosi is the one who lied and is now covering up the truth along with the White House and Harry Reid.
March 1, 2010 05:48
Iran ‘Hell-Bent’ on Getting Nuclear Weapon, Ex-CIA Dir. Hayden Says
“That’s one of the most disturbing things. Usually I’m able to maintain this kind of professional detachment from these kinds of things. I can stay a bit removed. This one really worries me personally,” Hayden said.
