http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Central_Intelligence_AgencyFind stories, videos, and photos about Central Intelligence Agency from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:14:31 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Central_Intelligence_Agency14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Central Intelligence Agency from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/27/castro.sister.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/27/castro.sister.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTextJuanita Castro, the younger sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro, worked for the CIA during some crucial years of the Cold War, she says in her new memoir.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/24/politics.hayden.interrogation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/24/politics.hayden.interrogation/index.html#cnnSTCTextI know that the story has moved on, that the outline of the journalistic narrative has been set, and that the "first draft" of history has been just about finalized. Before the ink dries though, I would like to offer at least a footnote.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/19/hayden.interrogation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/19/hayden.interrogation/index.html#cnnSTCTextI know that the story has moved on, that the outline of the journalistic narrative has been set, and that the "first draft" of history has been just about finalized. Before the ink dries though, I would like to offer at least a footnote.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/28/navarrette.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/28/navarrette.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Obama administration actually has me feeling sorry for the Central Intelligence Agency. This week, the administration hit the CIA with both barrels.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/25/gloria.borger.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/25/gloria.borger.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTextNo matter which way you look at it, the question is painfully difficult: What -- if anything -- do we do about the post 9/11 behavior of some CIA agents who worked feverishly to interrogate prisoners they believed had information that could save American lives?Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/23/cia.prisoner.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/23/cia.prisoner.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextCIA interrogators threatened an al Qaeda prisoner with a gun and an electric drill to try to scare him into giving up information, according to a long-concealed inspector-general's report due to be made public on Monday, sources familiar with the report confirmed to CNN.Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/20/blackwater.cia.ties/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/20/blackwater.cia.ties/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe private military contractor formerly known as Blackwater has held classified contracts with the Central Intelligence Agency for nearly a decade, but an allegation that the contractor was part of a secret CIA program to kill al Qaeda operatives -- if true -- would take the relationship to a whole new level.Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/22/zelizer.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/22/zelizer.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn response to the growing pressure for an investigation into potential abuses by the CIA and former Bush administration officials, Republican Sen. John Cornyn warned: "This is high-risk stuff. Because if we chill the ability or the willingness of our intelligence operatives and others to get information that's necessary to protect America, there could be disastrous consequences."Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/17/congress.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/17/congress.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe House Intelligence Committee will investigate whether any laws were broken when the CIA concealed a now-canceled counterterrorism program from Congress, the panel's chairman announced Friday.Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/09/cia.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/09/cia.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTextPartisan sniping over allegations that the CIA intentionally misled lawmakers in recent years escalated sharply Thursday, with Republicans accusing Democrats of undermining national security and Democrats charging intelligence officials with illegally concealing information.Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/25/iran.ambassador/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/25/iran.ambassador/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States may have been behind the killing of Neda Agha-Soltan, the 26-year-old Iranian woman whose fatal videotaped shooting Saturday made her a symbol of opposition to the June 12 presidential election results, the country's ambassador to Mexico said Thursday.Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/21/rollins.leaders/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/21/rollins.leaders/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe past week has not been what one would call a great week for our political leaders.Thu, 21 May 2009 13:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/20/issa.pelosi/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/20/issa.pelosi/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Republican congressman Wednesday asked the head of the FBI to investigate allegations that the CIA lied to Congress about the Bush administration's use of "alternative" interrogation techniques on suspected terrorists.Wed, 20 May 2009 18:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/05/senate.interrogations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/05/senate.interrogations/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate Intelligence Committee has launched a review of the Bush administration's controversial interrogation and detention program.Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/02/cia.tapes.destroyed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/02/cia.tapes.destroyed/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe CIA destroyed 92 videotapes of terror-suspect interrogations, according to a court document filed by the government on Monday. The disclosure marks the first time the specific number of tapes has been made public.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/12/panetta.cia.director/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/12/panetta.cia.director/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate on Thursday night confirmed Leon Panetta as CIA director by unanimous consent.Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/12/cia.dni/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/12/cia.dni/index.html#cnnSTCTextCIA vs. DNI -- the clash of the titans.Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/11/panetta.confirmation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/11/panetta.confirmation/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate Intelligence Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to send the nomination of Leon Panetta as CIA director to the full Senate for confirmation.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/28/cia.rape.allegations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/28/cia.rape.allegations/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former CIA station chief in Algeria is under investigation by the State and Justice departments after being accused of raping at least two women while he held the post, a source confirmed to CNN on Wednesday.Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/20/cia.coverup.charge/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/20/cia.coverup.charge/index.html#cnnSTCTextA top Republican lawmaker is accusing employees at the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency of blocking investigations into the downing of a missionary plane in Peru that killed two Americans in 2001.Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:47:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1838089,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1838089,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsViewpoint: It's not the agency that's broken, but how it's treated in Washington. Robert Baer has some suggestions -- starting with a moveTue, 02 Sep 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/24/cia.torture/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/24/cia.torture/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Bush administration told the CIA in 2002 that its interrogators working abroad would not violate U.S. prohibitions against torture unless they "have the specific intent to inflict severe pain or suffering," according to a previously secret Justice Department memo released Thursday.Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/14/al.qaida.gitmo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/14/al.qaida.gitmo/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military has put a close associate of Osama bin Laden in prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Pentagon said Friday.Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/02/21/uk.rendition/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/02/21/uk.rendition/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Thursday that British territory was used to transport two suspects in the CIA's rendition program.Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/12/fbi.detainees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/12/fbi.detainees/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe FBI sent agents to Guantanamo Bay in 2006 to independently obtain information the CIA had gotten from "high-value" al Qaeda detainees, but without using harsh interrogation techniques, a government official told CNN Tuesday.Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/07/mukasey.waterboarding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/07/mukasey.waterboarding/index.html#cnnSTCTextWaterboarding is necessary though probably not legal, CIA Director Michael Hayden told Congress Thursday as Attorney General Michael Mukasey said he would not open a criminal investigation into the CIA's use of the technique. Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/09/cia.tapes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/09/cia.tapes/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe former head of the Central Intelligence Agency's covert service whom sources say ordered the destruction of videotapes has requested immunity before testifying on Capitol Hill next week, a congressional source familiar with the negotiations told CNN. Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/03/ciatapes.harman/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/03/ciatapes.harman/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe then-senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee urged the CIA in 2003 not to destroy videotapes it had made of the interrogations of terrorist detainees, according to the newly declassified letter.Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/02/cia.tapes.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/02/cia.tapes.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTextFederal prosecutors will investigate the destruction of CIA videotapes showing agents interrogating terrorism suspects, Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Wednesday.Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/20/cia.tapes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/20/cia.tapes/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Bush said Thursday that he would have no comment on the debate over the destruction of CIA tapes until an investigation is completed.Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/17/cia.tapes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/17/cia.tapes/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Committee says the panel will move forward with a probe into the destruction of CIA videotapes of detainee interrogations, despite a Justice Department request that congressional inquiries be suspended.Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/15/cia.tapes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/15/cia.tapes/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Bush administration wants a federal court and congressional committees not to pursue investigations into the destruction of videotapes showing CIA interrogations of two al Qaeda suspects.Sun, 16 Dec 2007 02:10:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1694097,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1694097,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: Despite the furor over destroyed interrogation tapes, Congress's track record on torture does not bode well for a hard-hitting investigation Thu, 13 Dec 2007 07:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/08/cia.videotapes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/08/cia.videotapes/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Justice Department and the CIA will jointly investigate the destruction of videotapes of CIA interrogations of two al Qaeda suspects, a top official said.Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/10/cia.tapes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/10/cia.tapes/index.html#cnnSTCTextTop lawmakers are demanding to know why the CIA destroyed videotapes of interrogation techniques being used on terror suspects and who knew about it. Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/08/detainee.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/08/detainee.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTextAttorneys for a "high-value" terror suspect who says he was tortured while being held at secret CIA prisons have requested that a judge bar the agency from destroying evidence of the alleged torture.Sun, 09 Dec 2007 02:33:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1692571,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1692571,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe agency tries to protect its operatives from betrayal by its political overlords. But in doing so, it may instead have imperiled themFri, 07 Dec 2007 20:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1692518,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1692518,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsErasing interrogation tapes, says Robert Baer, will only fuel suspicion that the CIA is hiding something about September 11Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/06/cia.videotapes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/06/cia.videotapes/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe CIA destroyed videotapes of interrogations of al Qaeda suspects because they no longer had "intelligence value" and they posed a security risk, CIA director Michael Hayden said Thursday.Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/10/09/cia.rendition/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/10/09/cia.rendition/index.html#cnnSTCTextA German citizen who alleges the CIA mistakenly kidnapped, detained and interrogated him was denied a hearing before the U.S. Supreme Court when the justices rejected his appeal for review Tuesday.Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/29/iran.parliament/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/29/iran.parliament/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Iranian parliament on Saturday voted to designate the United States' Central Intelligence Agency and the U.S. Army as terrorist organizations, IRNA, the country's state-run news agency, reported.Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:22:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1655995,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1655995,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe CIA's declassified report, says Robert Baer, shows that the attack could have been prevented if the various intel agencies were able to talk to each otherFri, 24 Aug 2007 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/21/cia.terrorattacks.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/21/cia.terrorattacks.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt took an act of Congress to force the CIA to lift the veil on its watchdog's internal investigation that lays out the agency's many failures in the months and years before September 11, 2001.Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:30:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/10/news/newsmakers/miscik_story.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/10/news/newsmakers/miscik_story.fortune/index.htmA lot of people wonder what drew Jami Miscik, the fastest-rising woman in the history of the CIA, to the spy agency. Here's her story, in her own words:Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:43:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1636988,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1636988,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn declassifying its shadowy past, says Robert Baer, the agency wants to stop Washington from politicizing intelligenceTue, 26 Jun 2007 17:35:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1634284,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1634284,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWe're finally getting around to rewriting the rules on what our intelligence agencies can and can't do. Better late than never, says Robert BaerWed, 20 Jun 2007 01:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/16/plame.statement/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/16/plame.statement/index.htmlValerie Plame Wilson was called to testify Friday before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform about her work at the CIA before her covert identity was revealed. Here is a transcript of her opening statement.Fri, 16 Mar 2007 15:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/03/16/italy.cia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/03/16/italy.cia/index.htmlThe Italian government has moved to block the trial of 26 Americans, mostly CIA agents, in connection with the alleged kidnapping of a Muslim cleric more than four years ago.Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/02/16/italy.cia.trial/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/02/16/italy.cia.trial/index.htmlAn Italian court ruled Friday that 35 people should stand trial in connection with a CIA "extraordinary rendition" program that involves the alleged kidnapping and transfer of terror suspects to third countries, where critics say they are tortured.Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/07/05/italy.spy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/07/05/italy.spy/index.htmlAn Italian judge has issued arrest warrants for four Americans -- three CIA agents and a U.S. military official -- in connection with the investigation into the alleged kidnapping of an Egyptian-born Muslim cleric in Milan in 2003.Wed, 05 Jul 2006 12:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/06/12/spain.cia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/06/12/spain.cia/index.htmlEuropean countries knew about U.S. secret jails for terrorism suspects and have obstructed an investigation into the transport and illegal detention of prisoners, a draft European Parliament report said on Tuesday.Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/06/07/marty.rendition/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/06/07/marty.rendition/index.htmlThe head of an investigation into alleged CIA secret prisons in Europe has accused the U.S. spy agency of orchestrating a global "spider's web" of detentions and transfers.Wed, 07 Jun 2006 07:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/06/nazi.crimes/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/06/nazi.crimes/index.htmlThe United States was told the location and approximate alias of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann more than two years before his capture but did nothing to pursue him, according to CIA documents released Tuesday.Tue, 06 Jun 2006 18:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/18/hayden.hearing/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/18/hayden.hearing/index.htmlGen. Michael Hayden told senators Thursday that he would determine what the American public needs to know and what will remain secret if he is confirmed to take the reins of the embattled Central Intelligence Agency.Thu, 18 May 2006 08:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/10/hayden/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/10/hayden/index.htmlKey senators pressed Michael Hayden on Wednesday about whether he would operate as an independent CIA director despite his active status as an Air Force four-star general.Wed, 10 May 2006 16:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/09/hayden/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/09/hayden/index.htmlSteve Kappes, a recently retired CIA insider, has been offered the No. 2 slot at the spy agency, sources told CNN, to reassure the CIA operations community about Gen. Michael Hayden's appointment as director as well as ease concerns about that nominee's military ties.Tue, 09 May 2006 13:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/08/cia.foggo/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/08/cia.foggo/index.htmlThe third-highest official at the CIA, under investigation over ties to a defense contractor linked to a Capitol Hill bribery inquiry, has decided to step down, intelligence sources told CNN Monday.Mon, 08 May 2006 22:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/07/hayden/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/07/hayden/index.htmlLawmakers from both parties expressed concern Sunday that President Bush reportedly will nominate a longtime military officer to head the CIA.Sun, 07 May 2006 15:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/24/cia.firing/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/24/cia.firing/index.htmlA U.S. official told CNN on Monday that the CIA officer fired for leaking classified information was accused of a "pattern of behavior," including multiple contacts with more than one reporter.Mon, 24 Apr 2006 17:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/04/05/amnesty.us/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/04/05/amnesty.us/index.htmlThe CIA has used private aircraft operators and front companies -- sometimes using European airspace -- to detain terror suspects at secret locations or transfer them to countries that condone torture, Amnesty International said in a report released Wednesday.Wed, 05 Apr 2006 07:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/03/iran.mistake/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/03/iran.mistake/index.htmlSeveral U.S. agents in Iran were rounded up after the CIA mistakenly revealed clues to their identities to a covert source who turned out to be a double agent, according to a book that hit shelves TuesdayTue, 03 Jan 2006 23:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/12/14/cia.germany/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/12/14/cia.germany/index.htmlGermany's foreign minister told parliament Wednesday the government had no prior knowledge of the CIA detention of a Lebanese German and was still awaiting answers from Washington on the matter. And he voiced concern the CIA flights of terror suspects via Europe could damage transatlantic relations.Wed, 14 Dec 2005 18:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/28/cia.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/28/cia.tm/index.htmlWant evidence that the CIA is trying to get its groove back? Consider the tale of the tippler. An agency spook trying to recruit a potentially useful overseas target felt compelled to warn his bosses recently that the man enjoyed a drink. Fearing that deskbound managers would veto the contact, the spook was thrilled to be told "to use his instincts, be smart and see" what develops. The episode, related to TIME by someone close to the agency, is meant to illustrate how, a year into Director Porter Goss's tenure, the CIA is inching back to the risk-taking culture that helped it share credit for winning the cold war.Mon, 28 Nov 2005 20:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/03/eu.cia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/03/eu.cia/index.htmlThe European Commission has said it will look into reports that the CIA set up secret jails for al Qaeda captives in eastern Europe.Thu, 03 Nov 2005 12:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/10/26/cia.leak/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/10/26/cia.leak/index.htmlThe federal grand jury investigating the leak of a CIA operative's identity adjourned Wednesday afternoon and Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald made no public announcement of any action.Wed, 26 Oct 2005 11:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/10/25/cia.leak/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/10/25/cia.leak/index.htmlOnly one in 10 Americans said they believe Bush administration officials did nothing illegal or unethical in connection with the leaking of a CIA operative's identity, according to a national poll released Tuesday.Tue, 25 Oct 2005 20:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/10/10/cia.leak.rove/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/10/10/cia.leak.rove/index.htmlKarl Rove's attorney, Robert Luskin, said Monday his client "did not circulate" the name of an undercover CIA operative.Mon, 10 Oct 2005 16:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/07/14/sanford/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/07/14/sanford/index.htmlThe 1982 Intelligence Identities Protection Act is the federal statute that apparently is at the heart of the investigation by a special prosecutor into who in the government leaked the identity of a covert CIA operative to a newspaper columnist two years ago.Thu, 14 Jul 2005 20:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/04/security.italy.kidnap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/04/security.italy.kidnap/index.htmlThe Italian government has vigorously denied allegations by a former CIA analyst that it authorized a suspected CIA-led kidnapping in Milan of a suspected Muslim terrorist, adding the claims do not match an explanation given the Italian government by the U.S. ambassador.Mon, 04 Jul 2005 17:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/06/30/security.italy.kidnap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/06/30/security.italy.kidnap/index.htmlThe Italian government has denied having any prior knowledge of the alleged CIA kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in 2003.Thu, 30 Jun 2005 11:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/20/porter.goss.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/20/porter.goss.tm/index.htmlHe had been director of the Central Intelligence Agency for just seven months when the onetime CIA spy had to cede much of his power to the new director of national intelligence, John Negroponte.Mon, 20 Jun 2005 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/06/cia.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/06/cia.tm/index.htmlSidelining the CIA A new White House memo excludes CIA director Porter Goss from National Security Council meetings The biggest changes in Washington often come about with just a few strokes of the pen. And so a dry, one-page internal memo quietly issued by the White House is being viewed as a kind of eulogy for the once mighty Central Intelligence Agency.Mon, 06 Jun 2005 15:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/03/06/cia.interrogation/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/03/06/cia.interrogation/index.htmlThe CIA has been allowed to secretly transfer terrorism suspects overseas for interrogation, a former U.S. official said Sunday, but a White House spokesman denied that the United States used the practice to "export torture."Mon, 07 Mar 2005 01:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/28/world.outsourcing/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/28/world.outsourcing/index.htmlWhile the shift of manufacturing jobs from developed nations to cheaper labor markets has been well documented, a major study of the forces shaping the world economy is now acknowledging outsourcing's effects on the service sector.Fri, 28 Jan 2005 23:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/12/08/intelligence.key.facts/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/12/08/intelligence.key.facts/index.htmlHere are some of the key provisions of the intelligence reform bill that finally made it through Congress Tuesday:Thu, 09 Dec 2004 00:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/07/iraq.cia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/07/iraq.cia/index.htmlThe situation in Iraq is unlikely to improve anytime soon, according to a classified cable and briefings from the Central Intelligence Agency, The New York Times reported Tuesday.Tue, 07 Dec 2004 21:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/09/leak.probe/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/09/leak.probe/index.htmlA Time magazine reporter chose to fight a court order requiring him to testify in the Justice Department's probe into the leak of a CIA operative's name, while an NBC executive chose to cooperate, according to court documents and parties involved in the case.Mon, 09 Aug 2004 23:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/07/14/cia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/07/14/cia/index.htmlThe CIA's interim leader insisted Wednesday that his agency is worthy of America's trust despite the findings of a 511-page report that slams its spying abilities.Wed, 14 Jul 2004 22:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/12/cia.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/12/cia.tm/index.htmlAs coalition deaths in Iraq reached 1,000 last week, the Senate Intelligence Committee issued its much anticipated report on the intelligence that led the U.S. into war.Mon, 12 Jul 2004 16:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/05/22/journalists.subpoena/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/05/22/journalists.subpoena/index.htmlTwo journalists, including NBC's Tim Russert, have been subpoenaed by the Justice Department in the investigation into who leaked the name of a covert CIA operative, according to the journalists' media outlets.Sat, 22 May 2004 18:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/19/intelligence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/19/intelligence/index.htmlMaybe it's just as well that in those frightening days after September 11 the nation didn't know what was in the CIA's files about terrorist plots to hijack a plane and fly it into the Eiffel Tower.Mon, 19 Apr 2004 15:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/22/cia.leak/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/22/cia.leak/index.htmlA federal grand jury has begun hearing testimony in a probe to discover who leaked the identity of a former CIA operative, government sources told CNN Thursday.Thu, 22 Jan 2004 03:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/01/02/cia.leak.probe/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/01/02/cia.leak.probe/index.htmlFBI agents investigating the leak of the name of a CIA operative are asking senior Bush administration officials to waive confidentiality agreements they have with reporters, government sources said Friday.Fri, 02 Jan 2004 01:07:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/11/26/314096/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/11/26/314096/index.htmAfter years of watching FBI agents Mulder and Scully hog prime time, the Central Intelligence Agency is finally getting its due this fall with a trio of heavily hyped shows--ABC's Alias, Fox's 24, ...Mon, 26 Nov 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/11/01/312705/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/11/01/312705/index.htmJOB MARKET Since Sept. 11, applications for employment at the Central Intelligence Agency have jumped from 500 to 600 a week to 5,000. "People say they are looking for more meaningful work in light...Thu, 01 Nov 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/10/01/310892/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/10/01/310892/index.htmThe new crop of TV shows this fall raises one question: Just how many hip-huggers-wearing, hair-flipping, crime-fighting babes can America take? The networks are going to test your tolerance for co...Mon, 01 Oct 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/10/02/206542/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/10/02/206542/index.htmOnce the cold war ended, there wasn't really much for the Central Intelligence Agency to do. A war baby among government entities, born in 1947 at the dawn of the grand era of anticommunism, the CI...Mon, 02 Oct 1995 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/04/19/77769/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/04/19/77769/index.htmThe CIA is continuing its push to hire more minorities. It has a full-page ad in A. Magazine, a New York City quarterly aimed at Asian Americans. The agency is looking for economists who can analyz...Mon, 19 Apr 1993 04:01:00 EDT