# CIA

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# Spies

Biden taps diplomat who helped lead secret talks with Iran as new CIA chief

William Burns would be the first career diplomat to lead the CIA.

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Jan 11th 2021, 3:53 PM

# not going quietly

After firing his defence secretary, Trump reportedly wants FBI and CIA chiefs gone too

Democrats are “deeply troubled” by Trump’s sacking of Mark Esper and fear more instability is on the way.

94.8k

Nov 10th 2020, 1:05 PM

# Espionage

Former CIA officer charged with selling US secrets and exposing informants to China

He was tricked into admitting his activities last year by a US undercover agent.

17.7k

Aug 18th 2020, 7:36 AM

# factcheck

Debunked: No, Bill Gates didn't brief the CIA in 2005 about a vaccine to immunise religious fanatics

The hoax video shows a man who has a passing resemblance to Gates – but it’s a hoax.

76.7k

May 29th 2020, 5:48 PM

# coo-ld war

CIA reveals it tried to train animals to spy on the Russians in the 1970s

The CIA hoped birds of prey could be trained for “emplacement” missions like dropping a listening device on a windowsill.

9.8k

Sep 14th 2019, 10:16 AM

# Iran-US tensions

Iran says it's arrested 17 'CIA spies' and sentenced some to death

An Iranian official said that all of the suspects were Iranians who had acted independently of each other.

28.0k

Jul 22nd 2019, 9:24 AM

# Jamal Khashoggi

'There's not a smoking gun but a smoking saw': US senators oppose Trump on Saudi journalist's murder

The CIA’s director briefed a small group of senators about the killing of Jamal Khashoggi yesterday.

13.8k

Dec 5th 2018, 7:54 AM

# mbs

CIA concludes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered Khashoggi killing

The Washington Post reported on the claims last night.

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Nov 17th 2018, 8:34 AM

# Unprecedented

Ex-CIA bosses have issued a scathing statement about Donald Trump

Former directors appointed by Republican and Democratic presidents backed the statement.

40.7k

Aug 18th 2018, 8:03 AM

# banana republic

Trump under fire for blacklisting former CIA director who said he lacked 'decency'

Former secretary of state John Kerry accused the US President of “personal petty politics”.

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Aug 16th 2018, 8:17 AM

# Gina Haspel

Controversial candidate involved in torture in the past confirmed as new CIA director

Yesterday Haspel’s nomination was approved by the US Senate Intelligence Committee.

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May 17th 2018, 9:27 PM

# Crackas With Attitude

Teen 'cyber terrorist' who hacked CIA chief jailed for two years

Kane Gamble was 15 when he started carrying out the attacks from his bedroom in Leicestershire.

26.8k

Apr 20th 2018, 10:17 PM

# North Korea

CIA chief secretly met Kim Jong-un

The US and North Korea are preparing for a meeting between Kim and Donald Trump.

8.4k

Apr 18th 2018, 7:22 AM

# Gina Haspel

Who is Gina Haspel, the black ops veteran Trump's nominated to lead the CIA?

If she wins the nomination, she would be the first female director of the CIA.

11.4k

Mar 17th 2018, 4:03 PM

# Espionage

Former CIA agent arrested in New York with top secret info listing real identities of undercover spies

The man was found with documents in JFK International Airport.

22.1k

Jan 17th 2018, 8:33 AM

# the sweetest haul

CIA penetrated by insider network of snack thieves who stole 3k worth of junk food

A substantial amount of crisps and chocolate were nicked from the spy agency.

22.9k

Jun 23rd 2017, 6:45 AM

# I WASN'T LISTENING

Vladimir Putin sits down with Megyn Kelly and compares Russia hacking claims to anti-Semitism

The Russian president denied meddling in the US election.

13.8k

Jun 2nd 2017, 5:30 PM

# killed in action

China killed or jailed up to 20 US spies in two years

Western espionage services have traditionally found it exceptionally hard to develop spy networks in China and Russia.

17.3k

May 22nd 2017, 9:43 AM

# Nice Try

North Korea says it foiled a CIA attempt to assassinate Kim Jong-Un

It is claimed a man named Kim was being coerced into killing the North Korean leader using a biochemical weapon.

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May 5th 2017, 3:10 PM

# Who's watching you

Assange accuses CIA of 'devastating incompetence' and warns he has a lot more info to leak

US officials told CNN that a federal criminal investigation was being opened into the leak.

22.6k

Mar 9th 2017, 10:35 PM

# Espionage

WikiLeaks releases over 8,000 documents 'hacked from CIA'

The files appear to show the CIA wanted to subvert software products and use them as surveillance devices.

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Mar 7th 2017, 4:19 PM

# Clapper

John McCain says 'every American should be alarmed' by Russian interference in election

The US intelligence community has said Moscow interfered to help Republican Donald Trump win.

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Jan 5th 2017, 4:34 PM

# Red Scare

Trump says CIA finding Russia helped him win election is 'just another excuse'

Trump dismissed the reports as an attempt by Democrats to excuse their election loss.

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Dec 11th 2016, 5:18 PM

# Review

CIA finds Russia intervened in the US election to help Trump win: report

The Washington Post report has drawn an extraordinary rebuke from the president-elect’s camp.

20.2k

Dec 10th 2016, 7:53 AM

# evan almighty

Who is Evan McMullin, the outsider who could top the presidential poll in Utah?

McMullin, who has been surging in the polls, is a former CIA operative.

22.8k

Oct 23rd 2016, 9:00 PM

# keeping secrets

Secrecy, terrorism and no egos: What it's really like to work as a CIA agent

Former CIA operative Brian Goral talks about his experiences.

25.5k

Aug 7th 2016, 10:00 PM

# partition

Syria might need to be dismembered, says America's spymaster

John Brennan’s comments are a rare public acknowledgement by a senior US official that Syria may need partition.

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Jul 30th 2016, 3:11 PM

# canine training

CIA accidentally left explosive material under school bus

It was left behind after a training exercise.

10.9k

Apr 1st 2016, 9:34 PM

# Not so super spy

German agent spied for the CIA and Russia because he wanted to do 'something exciting'

We don’t think it’s meant to work like that.

11.8k

Mar 17th 2016, 11:43 AM

# Intelligence

Police arrest British 16-year-old linked to hacking of CIA boss

The 16-year-old was arrested in the East Midlands in England on Tuesday.

7.4k

Feb 13th 2016, 6:16 PM

# Waterboarding

Watch an Irish scientist explain why torture doesn't work

“Torture may get someone to talk, but there’s no evidence that it’s the truth.”

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Dec 6th 2015, 7:45 AM

# stress positions

Kian Egan 'not surprised' Westlife song used as part of CIA torture methods

The American Civil Liberties Union says the song My Love was played along with heavy-metal to break down prisoners.

52.5k

Oct 14th 2015, 10:35 PM

# misery index

The 18 most 'miserable' countries in the world

There are a few surprises in here.

49.1k

Sep 20th 2015, 5:00 PM

# Billion Dollar Spy

The story of the most important Cold War spy most people have never heard of

Meet Adolf Tolkachev – and find out how he was betrayed by the CIA.

20.0k

Aug 8th 2015, 7:00 PM

# Big Brother

'It ranges from being fired to being executed': Former CIA chief on what happens if a spy gets caught

The Director of Counterintelligence talks 9/11, what makes a great spy and the mistakes made in Iraq.

54.3k

May 24th 2015, 6:30 PM

Voices

Opinion: What my years as a military defence lawyer in Guantánamo forced me to see

Guantánamo Bay has just marked its thirteen anniversary; its legacy is as shameful as it is horrifying.

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Jan 13th 2015, 8:00 PM

# Torture report

'CIA interrogators are heroes, not torturers' says ex-US Vice President

Dick Cheney says that despite a damning report, the CIA did nothing wrong.

7.9k

Dec 14th 2014, 5:24 PM

# failte roimh

Here are the 30 countries who have landed military aircraft in Shannon since 2009

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Israel, Saudi Arabia, USA…

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Dec 13th 2014, 11:54 AM

# Torture

'I'm not a doctor but...': Ex-CIA chief defends rectal rehydration of inmates

Michael Hayden claimed the report is wrong when it says the technique was used for interrogation.

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Dec 12th 2014, 7:35 PM