Tag: Central Intelligence Agency
How the C.I.A. Tracked the Leader of Al Qaeda
WASHINGTON — Intelligence officers made a crucial discovery this spring after tracking Ayman al-Zawahri, the leader of Al…
C.I.A. Director Issues Warning After Possible Noose Is Found Near Facility
The C.I.A. director, William J. Burns, issued a warning to the agency’s work force last week after what…
From Benghazi to Raqqa, a Kansas Woman Left a ‘Trail of Betrayal’
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A teacher from Kansas who had converted to Islam traveled to the most dangerous conflicts…
Gina Haspel Observed Waterboarding at C.I.A. Black Site, Psychologist Testifies
WASHINGTON — During Gina Haspel’s confirmation hearing to become director of the C.I.A. in 2018, Senator Dianne Feinstein…
David C. MacMichael, C.I.A. Whistleblower, Dies at 95
Congress rejected Reagan’s request for more aid to the contras. Cut off, the administration turned to an illegal…
C.I.A. Captive Was Too Small for Waterboard, Interrogator Testifies
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — The psychologist who for the C.I.A. waterboarded a prisoner accused of plotting the U.S.S.…
National Security Surveillance on U.S. Soil Dropped Again in 2021, Report Says
There were about 232,000 targets of so-called 702 surveillance in 2021, the report said — the largest such…
Former C.I.A.-Run Prison Emerges as a New Front in Guantánamo’s Legal Saga
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — Its very existence was a secret at first. Camp 7 housed detainees considered by…
C.I.A. Director Airs Concern That Putin Might Turn to Nuclear Weapons
WASHINGTON — The director of the C.I.A. said on Thursday that “potential desperation” to extract the semblance of…
The 9/11 Trial: Why Are Plea Bargain Talks Underway?
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — Pentagon prosecutors have struggled for more than a dozen years to hold the death-penalty…
Spy Agencies Cite Russia’s Setbacks but Say Putin Is ‘Unlikely to Be Deterred’
WASHINGTON — Top U.S. intelligence officials said on Tuesday that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia had been…
Ukraine Crisis: What Happens Next for the Rest of the World?
Administration officials have studied how sanctions would affect each of the big banks, including Sberbank and VTB, Russia’s…