http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/cia/ en-us Fri, 3 Oct 2008 06:55:11 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096439/posts The FBI has blocked two of its veteran counterterrorism agents from going public with accusations that the CIA deliberately withheld crucial intelligence before the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. FBI Special Agents Mark Rossini and Douglas Miller have asked for permission to appear in an upcoming public television documentary, scheduled to air in January, on pre-9/11 rivalries between the CIA, FBI and National Security Agency. The program is a spin-off from The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America, by acclaimed investigative reporter James Bamford, due out in a matter of days. The FBI denied Rossini... CQ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096439/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 06:55:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092396/posts He's a gentle man, lean and soft-spoken, careful to begin his lecture with an explanation of principles like the right to counsel. The passion in Frank Lindh builds only when he describes the details of what happened to his son, John Walker Lindh, the bearded young man who was tagged as the American Taliban. In the waning days of George Bush's administration, the senior Lindh is asking the president to commute the rest of his son's 20-year sentence, now seven years along. It's almost certainly a hopeless quest. Bush is not a man prone to second-guess himself. ... In retrospect,... San Jose Mercury News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092396/posts#comment Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:40:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090028/posts The father of John Walker Lindh, who has spent nearly seven years in federal prison for serving in an Afghan army, told a room full of law students at University of San Francisco on Wednesday his son has been used as a scapegoat for the faults of the U.S. government. Frank Lindh of Marin County spoke for the fourth consecutive year about how he believes U.S. troops in northern Afghanistan in 2001 illegitimately captured his son, known as an "American Taliban," for fighting as a Taliban soldier just after the Sept. 11 attacks. Frank Lindh said he believes his son... CBS5 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090028/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:34:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086627/posts Several senior officers of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) who are reported to be currently visiting Islamabad were the target of the blast at the Marriott Hotel which took place here tonight. Well placed sources said that Marriott Hotel is usual hotel choice of the US officials and it seems that militants tipped off that certain high level US intelligence officers were currently staying at the hotel. The Indian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086627/posts#comment Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:00:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083895/posts AP again.. ap http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083895/posts#comment Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:54:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2082512/posts Wikileaks.org, the website dedicated to leaking previously unreleased documents, has obtained 10 years of messages and interviews by Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda. The documents were translated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the United States. Wikinews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2082512/posts#comment Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:15:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2080379/posts Michael Scheuer is a former CIA agent and analyst. In his 22-year career, he served as the Chief of the Osama bin Laden Task Force and bin Laden Station (aka "Alec Station"), from 1996 to 1999, the Osama bin Laden tracking unit at the Counterterrorist Center. He then worked again as Special Advisor to the Chief of the Osama bin Laden unit from September 2001 to November 2004. In his books and in many interviews he has detailed at least 10 cases where the Clinton administration refused to capture or kill Osama bin Laden when they had the ability to... www.barnhartblog.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2080379/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:48:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077300/posts A private jet that crash-landed almost one year ago in eastern Mexico carrying 3.3 tons of cocaine had previously been used for CIA "rendition" flights, a newspaper report said here Thursday, citing documents from the United States and the European Parliament. The plane was carrying Colombian drugs for the fugitive leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman, when it crash-landed in the Yucatan peninsula on September 24, El Universal reported. The daily said it had obtained documents from the United States and the European Parliament which "show that that plane flew several times to Guantanamo, Cuba, presumably to transfer... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077300/posts#comment Mon, 8 Sep 2008 14:01:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073855/posts Q&A with ex-CIA agent Robert Baer on terror, the Iran crisis, and Hezbollah blasts When reports from US and Canadian intelligence sources surfaced in late June claiming that Hezbollah, a Lebanese political and paramilitary movement which the Canadian government calls a terrorist organization, was scouting Jewish and Israeli locations in Ontario for possible attack, Robert Baer, a former CIA officer, offered his usual blunt take. “They cannot have an operation fail,” said Baer, “and I don’t think they will. They’re the A-team of terrorism,” he told ABC News. The Lebanese Shia—Hezbollah, in other words—may even be the best car bombers... The Walrus http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073855/posts#comment Wed, 3 Sep 2008 17:26:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072014/posts jesse ventura writes a book here's summary Former Minnesota governor, professional wrestler, and Navy SEAL Jesse Ventura visits with his latest book, Don't Start the Revolution Without Me! Ventura pulls no punches in discussing our corrupt two-party system, the disastrous war in Iraq, and what he suspects really happened on September 11. He provides personal insights into the Clinton and Bush presidencies, and elaborates on the ways in which third parties are rendered impotent by the country's two dominant parties. He reveals the illegal role of the CIA in states like Minnesota, sensitive and up-to-date information on the Blackwater security... self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072014/posts#comment Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:04:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071162/posts The Dutch AIVD secret service has had an ultra-secret operation underway in Iran in recent years that was halted in connection with plans for a US attack on Iran. The respected newspaper De Telegraaf reported Friday the "ultra-secret operation" had as its aim infiltration and sabotage of the weapons industry in the Islamic Republic. "The operation, described as extremely successful, was halted recently in connection with plans for an impending US air attack on Iran. Along with this, targets would also be bombed which were connected with the Dutch espionage action," writes the Netherlands biggest newspaper. "One of the agents... Press TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071162/posts#comment Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:17:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067475/posts WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Central Intelligence Agency recruited a family of Swiss engineers to help it thwart the Libyan and Iranian nuclear programs as well as an underground supply network of Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, The New York Times reported on its website late Sunday. < > But the case has been hampered by the destruction of relevant documents, which was done, according to Swiss officials, to prevent their falling into terrorist hands. But The Times said the real reason for the destruction was pressure from the CIA, which feared that its ties with the Tinners would... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067475/posts#comment Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:22:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063282/posts More Federal Intelligence Changes Planned The Justice Department has proposed a new domestic spying measure that would make it easier for state and local police to collect intelligence about Americans, share the sensitive data with federal agencies and retain it for at least 10 years. The proposed changes would revise the federal government's rules for police intelligence-gathering for the first time since 1993 and would apply to any of the nation's 18,000 state and local police agencies that receive roughly $1.6 billion each year in federal grants. Quietly unveiled late last month, the proposal is part of a flurry of... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063282/posts#comment Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:00:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063084/posts They have closely studied suspects, looking for mental quirks. They have suggested lines of questioning. They have helped decide when a confrontation is too intense, or when to push harder. More than those in the other healing professions, psychologists have played a central role in the military and C.I.A. interrogation of people suspected of being enemy combatants. But now the profession, long divided over this role, is considering whether to make any involvement in military interrogations a violation of its code of ethics. At the American Psychological Association’s annual meeting this week in Boston, prominent members are denouncing such work... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063084/posts#comment Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:07:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062358/posts Al Qaeda and the Taliban are executing suspected U.S. informants in Pakistan in a campaign to terrorize potential spies and reinforce the authority of the militant organizations across the country’s vast and volatile tribal belt. Most of the murders take place after accused informants have confessed to spying for the Americans. Some suspects were caught with satellite telephones and global positioning devices identical to equipment provided by the Central Intelligence Agency. Dour men in traditional clothing sell the videos at markets in the tribal region for as little as $1 each. The images are astonishingly brutal. The camera never flinches... Washington Independent http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062358/posts#comment Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:21:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061923/posts Fox News reports they are awaiting videotape of President Bush speaking to reporters at the CIA headquarters filmed a short time ago.The President was at the CIA getting a briefing on the situation in Georgia. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061923/posts#comment Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:15:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061622/posts WASHINGTON - Famed chef Julia Child shared a secret with Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg and Chicago White Sox catcher Moe Berg at a time when the Nazis threatened the world. They served in an international spy ring managed by the Office of Strategic Services, an early version of the CIA created in World War II by President Franklin Roosevelt. The full secret comes out Thursday, all of the names and previously classified files identifying nearly 24,000 spies who formed the first centralized intelligence effort by the United States. The National Archives, which this week released a list of the... Yahoo! News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061622/posts#comment Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:32:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060786/posts Valerie Plame was dealt another setback Tuesday when a U.S. court of appeals upheld a federal judge's decision to dismiss her lawsuit against members of the Bush administration. Given the media's fascination with this former CIA operative who has claimed for years she was illegally outed by the White House for political reasons, it will be interesting to see just how much attention this ruling gets in the next 48 hours. Newsbusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060786/posts#comment Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:10:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060365/posts SENIOR AL QAEDA COMMANDER ABU SAEED AL-MASRI KILLED IN PAKISTAN - SECURITY OFFICIAL reuters (excerpt) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060365/posts#comment Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:37:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060610/posts Appeals court upholds CIA leak lawsuit dismissal Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:01pm EDT By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday dismissed former CIA analyst Valerie Plame's lawsuit against Vice President Dick Cheney and several former Bush administration officials for disclosing her identity to the public. The Court of Appeals in Washington dealt another setback to the former spy, who has said her career was destroyed when officials blew her cover in 2003 to retaliate against her husband, Iraq war critic Joseph Wilson. Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060610/posts#comment Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:21:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058508/posts The men who ordered the destruction of the Pan Am flight over Lockerbie and the bombings of the Marine Corps barracks in Lebanon, the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, and the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia are pursuing the nuclear program in Iran and with one goal in mind: to obtain The Bomb. And they want to destroy you. After the Iranian Revolution, I was an officer in the Revolutionary Guards. I was also a spy working for the CIA, code name Wally. My position in the Guards gave me access to the Khomeini regime’s deep secrets and a... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058508/posts#comment Fri, 8 Aug 2008 12:32:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058496/posts One must never forget that the Islamic government of Iran is being run by hard-line clerics. The games they play with new faces and voices, or good cop/bad cop, are an ongoing show designed to keep the West confused and falsely hopeful enough that one day there will be a diplomatic breakthrough. It is with this mindset that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, continually works to create a wedge between the American people and their politicians by giving out mixed signals, creating a false hope for a negotiated settlement over the enrichment process and U.S.-Iranian relations. I know. Using... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058496/posts#comment Fri, 8 Aug 2008 12:09:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057567/posts Police found a map of Camp David marked with a presidential motorcade route inside the Bethesda home of the teenager at the center of a bombmaking probe, along with a document that appears to describe how to kill someone at a distance of 200 meters, a Montgomery County prosecutor said yesterday at a court hearing. Collin McKenzie-Gude, 18, also had two forms of fake identification: one portraying him as a Central Intelligence Agency employee, and the other in the name of a federal contractor purportedly protected by the Geneva Conventions, authorities said. The investigation has expanded to include officials from... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057567/posts#comment Wed, 6 Aug 2008 19:38:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057141/posts A map of President Bush's motorcade to Camp David was found last week in the possession of a teenager accused of stockpiling weapons and bomb-making materials, according to prosecutors. With the possibility that the motorcade was a target, federal authorities have joined police in investigating Collin Matthew McKenzie-Gude, 18, who allegedly was storing the weapons and materials just outside Washington, D.C., at the Bethesda, Md., home where he lives with his parents. MyFOXDC.com reports that Assistant State's Attorney Peter Feeney disclosed the discovery of the map of Camp David during a court hearing on Tuesday in Rockville, Md. The map... FoxNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057141/posts#comment Wed, 6 Aug 2008 00:57:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056980/posts Snip-- CIA director George J. Tenet regarding the publication of “The Way of the World,” by Ron Suskind: ... the book is seriously flawed. One supposed “news” item from the book apparently asserts that British intelligence had a high-placed Iraqi source who convincingly told them before the start of the war that Iraq had no WMD and that the British relayed this to the United States. As Mr. Suskind tells it, the White House directed (and CIA allegedly went along with) burying that information so that the war could go ahead as planned. This is a complete fabrication. In fact,... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056980/posts#comment Tue, 5 Aug 2008 19:24:50 GMT