http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Espionage_and_IntelligenceFind stories, videos, and photos about Espionage and Intelligence from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:14:38 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Espionage_and_Intelligence14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Espionage and Intelligence from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/17/gop.fort.hood/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/17/gop.fort.hood/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublican members of the House Intelligence Committee have sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling for an immediate Congressional investigation into circumstances surrounding the Fort Hood shooting.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/31/state.secrets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/31/state.secrets/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Obama administration invoked the state secrets privilege on Friday in a lawsuit pertaining to government eavesdropping intended to intercept terrorist communications, and one privacy advocacy group called the decision "incredibly disappointing."Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:17:00 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/07/13/cheney.surveillance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/13/cheney.surveillance/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Vice President Dick Cheney is getting a "bum rap" over reports that he ordered the CIA to withhold information about a secret counterterrorism program from Congress, two former U.S. intelligence officials told CNN Monday.Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/12/bush.wiretap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/12/bush.wiretap/index.html#cnnSTCTextFederal agents found much of the information produced by the Bush administration's top-secret warrantless surveillance program vague and difficult to use, a sweeping review of the program found.Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/10/bush.surveillance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/10/bush.surveillance/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe highly controversial no-warrant surveillance program initiated after the September 11 terrorist attacks relied on a "factually flawed" legal analysis inappropriately provided by a single Justice Department official, according to a report to Congress on Friday.Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:16:00 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/europe/07/05/uk.spy.chief.facebook/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/05/uk.spy.chief.facebook/index.html#cnnSTCTextPersonal details and photographs of the incoming head of Britain's international spy agency have been posted on Facebook, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband acknowledged Sunday.Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/24/us.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/24/us.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. officials are downplaying any imminent threat of a North Korean missile strike or confrontation between the two countries at sea.Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/30/court.state.secrets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/30/court.state.secrets/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Obama administration has informed a federal judge it will continue to invoke the "state secrets" privilege in a legal battle with an Islamic charity suspected of funding terrorism.Sat, 30 May 2009 20:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/19/london.bombings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/19/london.bombings/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe 2005 London bombings on three subway trains and a bus, which killed 52 people, could not have been prevented, according to an official report into the attacks released Tuesday.Wed, 20 May 2009 06:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/21/harman.wiretap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/21/harman.wiretap/index.html#cnnSTCTextA key Democrat who reportedly was overheard on a National Security Agency wiretap discussing a deal with a suspected Israeli agent has called the wiretap an "abuse of power."Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/16/government.spying/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/16/government.spying/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. intelligence officials said Thursday that they have added safeguards to prevent the government from unlawfully spying on U.S. citizens after a routine check of the system "detected issues that raised concerns."Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:56:00 EDThttp://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/02/06/dni.appointment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/06/dni.appointment/index.html#cnnSTCTextDirector of National Intelligence Dennis Blair has appointed controversial former CIA Director John Deutch to serve on an advisory panel reviewing the intelligence community's technical capabilities.Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/28/senate.dni/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/28/senate.dni/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate confirmed by unanimous consent retired Adm. Dennis Blair as director of national intelligence Wednesday.Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/16/bin.laden.son/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/16/bin.laden.son/index.html#cnnSTCTextA son of Osama bin Laden, believed to be an al Qaeda operative, has left Iran and is likely in Pakistan, the chief intelligence officer of the United States said Friday.Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/07/feinstein.panetta.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/07/feinstein.panetta.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTextA key senator has dropped her concerns about Leon Panetta becoming director of the Central Intelligence Agency.Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/06/panetta.pros.cons/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/06/panetta.pros.cons/index.html#cnnSTCTextCould someone without intelligence experience effectively lead the United States' top spy agency, particularly in a time of war?Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/06/townsend.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/06/townsend.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTextLeon Panetta is an impressive man with many laudable achievements to his credit.Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/05/panetta.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/05/panetta.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTextLeon Panetta, chief of staff in President Bill Clinton's White House, will be President-elect Barack Obama's choice to be CIA director, two Democratic officials told CNN on Monday.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:09:00 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.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/13/obama.intelligence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/13/obama.intelligence/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere's a lot of buzz in the air about who might be filling key intelligence positions in the Obama administration.Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/20/domestic.intelligence.agency/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/20/domestic.intelligence.agency/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United Kingdom has MI-5, which roots out spies and terrorists in the British Isles.Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/09/05/facebook.spies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/09/05/facebook.spies/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen you see people at the office using such Internet sites as Facebook and MySpace, you might suspect those workers are slacking off.Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:08:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1836826,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1836826,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMore than a quarter of the U.S. intelligence agencies' employees are outside contractors, hired to fill in gaps in the military and civilian work force, according to a survey of the 16 intelligence agenciesWed, 27 Aug 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1833896,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1833896,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBritain's domestic intelligence agency now not only welcomes, but actively seeks, gay applicantsTue, 19 Aug 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/11/obama.netroots/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/11/obama.netroots/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Barack Obama's vote for a federal surveillance law that he had previously opposed has sparked a backlash from his online advocates, who had energized his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/09/fisa.explainer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/09/fisa.explainer/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate Wednesday passed legislation meant to update the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/09/senate.fisa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/09/senate.fisa/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate Wednesday approved a bill to put new rules in place for intelligence agency eavesdropping on suspected terrorists.Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:24:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1821180,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1821180,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Senate approved and sent to the White House a bill overhauling controversial rules on secret government eavesdropping WednesdayWed, 09 Jul 2008 11:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819903,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819903,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs the quest for bin Laden founders, one of the few Western journalists to have met him argues that al-Qaeda's leader may be poised to strike againThu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/26/senate.fisa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/26/senate.fisa/index.html#cnnSTCTextOpponents of a bill that would overhaul the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act blocked consideration Thursday of the controversial bill until after the July 4 recess.Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/25/congress.surveillance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/25/congress.surveillance/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn effort to block a wide-ranging overhaul of U.S. wiretapping laws failed in the Senate on Wednesday, with opponents mustering only 15 votes against the bill in a procedural vote.Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/20/congress.wiretaps/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/20/congress.wiretaps/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe House approved a bipartisan plan Friday to overhaul the nation's wiretapping laws.Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/19/congress.wiretaps/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/19/congress.wiretaps/index.html#cnnSTCTextHouse and Senate leaders Thursday announced a new effort to overhaul U.S. wiretapping laws that appears likely to let telecommunications companies escape lawsuits over the Bush administration's warrantless surveillance program.Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/24/syria.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/24/syria.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextA covert nuclear reactor destroyed last year in Syria would have been capable of producing plutonium and probably was "not intended for peaceful purposes," the White House said Thursday.Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/22/espionage.charge/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/22/espionage.charge/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn 84-year-old retired military engineer from New Jersey was arrested early Tuesday and charged with sending highly classified military information to Israel through an operative who also served as handler for convicted spy Jonathan Pollard. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/08/diana.fayedmore/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/08/diana.fayedmore/index.html#cnnSTCTextMohamed Al Fayed still believes that British secret agents might have been involved in the death of his son and Princess Diana, his spokeswoman said Tuesday.Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/04/nie.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/04/nie.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextSenior Democratic senators challenged a new intelligence report's assessment of President Bush's "surge" strategy Friday, saying the troop increase in Iraq has failed to achieve its strategic goals.Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/01/iraq.intelligence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/01/iraq.intelligence/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. intelligence community sent its latest assessment of the situation in Iraq to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, according to congressional sources, but the findings will likely stay secret.Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/31/diana.inquest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/31/diana.inquest/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe coroner who is leading an inquest into the death of Princess Diana says there is "no evidence" that the British secret service -- or any other government agency -- had anything to do with the princess' death in 1997.Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/14/house.fisa.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/14/house.fisa.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe House of Representatives voted Friday to back the Democratic-sponsored revisions to federal surveillance laws.Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/13/bush.fisa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/13/bush.fisa/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe House of Representatives met in secret session Thursday night to debate revisions to federal surveillance laws, closing off the chamber for the first time since 1983 at the request of its Republican minority. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/11/fisa.democrats/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/11/fisa.democrats/index.html#cnnSTCTextHouse Democratic leaders unveiled legislation Tuesday to update the nation's wiretapping program, rejecting a Senate-passed version of the bill that would give telecommunications companies legal immunity for agreeing to participate in the program after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/25/bush.speech/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/25/bush.speech/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Bush on Monday urged the House of Representatives to vote on an update to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, saying, "If the enemy is calling to America, we really need to know what they're saying."Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/19/scotus.spying/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/19/scotus.spying/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Supreme Court offered no explanation Tuesday for refusing to hear an appeal regarding the Bush administration's covert domestic surveillance program. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/13/fisa.bush/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/13/fisa.bush/index.html#cnnSTCTextA temporary surveillance law is likely to expire Saturday after House Democrats failed to draw enough votes Wednesday to pass a 21-day extension of the law. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/12/fisa.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/12/fisa.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate voted Tuesday to give immunity to telecommunications companies that helped the federal government eavesdrop on suspected terrorists after the September 11 attacks. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/05/terror.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/05/terror.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe CIA director on Tuesday publicly named for the first time the three suspected al Qaeda detainees who were subjected to the harsh interrogation technique of waterboarding.Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/27/musharraf.us.intel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/27/musharraf.us.intel/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe nation's top two intelligence officials flew secretly this month to Pakistan, where they met with President Pervez Musharraf and other Pakistani officials to discuss terrorism, a U.S. intelligence official said Sunday.Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/18/cia.bhutto/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/18/cia.bhutto/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe CIA believes extremists associated with a Pakistani tribal leader are responsible for the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, according to a U.S. intelligence official.Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/08/us.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/08/us.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has called on the international community to step up pressure on Iran to vow not to develop nuclear weapons, to suspend uranium enrichment and to open up its nuclear facilities for inspection.Tue, 11 Dec 2007 02:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/10/mclaughlin.commentary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/10/mclaughlin.commentary/index.html#cnnSTCTextNow that the furor over the recent National Intelligence Estimate on Iran has died down a bit, it's worth reflecting on the significance of this episode -- what it tells us about the intelligence community, about the arcane world of "national estimates," and about their impact on national policy.Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/06/iran.intelligence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/06/iran.intelligence/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian military officers' notes and conversations intercepted by the United States played a significant role in the new U.S. assessment of Iran's nuclear weapons plans, officials told CNN.Thu, 06 Dec 2007 22:21:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1691682,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1691682,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThey can't publicly dispute U.S. findings, but Israeli officials are alarmed at a softening of the threat-assessment on IranThu, 06 Dec 2007 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1691625,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1691625,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhat the new report claiming Iran stopped its weapons program tells us about our spy network and the White House Thu, 06 Dec 2007 07:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/05/bush.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/05/bush.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Bush was told in August that Iran's nuclear weapons program "may be suspended," the White House said Wednesday, which seemingly contradicts the account of the meeting given by Bush Tuesday.Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:26:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1691241,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1691241,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMilitary intelligence was key to the conclusions of the report about Iranian nukes. Why do the generals oppose a war with Tehran?Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/05/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/05/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday called a U.S. intelligence report that downgraded his country as a nuclear threat "a declaration of victory" for the Iranian nuclear program.Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:46:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1691050,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1691050,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBy diminishing the prospect for military confrontation, the new US assessment of Iran's nuclear program may boost diplomatic consensusWed, 05 Dec 2007 09:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/04/bush.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/04/bush.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextDemocratic presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden on Tuesday said he can't believe President Bush hasn't known for months about a recent intelligence estimate that downplays the nuclear threat from Iran.Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:13:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1690696,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1690696,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe latest NIE is a blow to the hawks. Robert Baer says it shows Bush regards attacking Iran as a bridge too far Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1690588,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1690588,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDespite an intelligence report on Iran's nuclear program, President Bush said Tuesday that the international community should continue to pressure the nationTue, 04 Dec 2007 15:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/03/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/03/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran halted work toward a nuclear weapon under international scrutiny in 2003 and is unlikely to be able to produce enough enriched uranium for a bomb until 2010 to 2015, a U.S. intelligence report says.Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:46:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1690189,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1690189,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsran halted its nuclear weapons development program in the fall of 2003 under international pressure but is continuing to enrich uraniumMon, 03 Dec 2007 17:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/15/fisa.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/15/fisa.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Democrat-controlled House of Representatives voted largely along party lines Thursday to tighten supervision of the government's electronic surveillance program despite a White House veto threat.Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/15/fisa.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/15/fisa.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday passed on a strict party-line vote an update to the nation's electronic surveillance laws despite a veto threat from the attorney general.Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/13/domestic.spying/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/13/domestic.spying/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Bush administration has apparently changed policy and cleared the way for the Justice Department to restart an investigation into the government's no-warrant electronic surveillance program, a department official told Congress on Tuesday.Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/14/mukasey.fisa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/14/mukasey.fisa/index.html#cnnSTCTextAttorney General Michael Mukasey jumped into the political fray in his first week on the job, telling a key Democratic senator he opposed his electronic surveillance plan and would recommend the president veto it if it is passed.Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/14/iran.nie/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/14/iran.nie/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe director of national intelligence said Tuesday he does not plan to make public any of the key findings of a soon-to-be-completed assessment on Iran's nuclear program.Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/19/senate.surveillance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/19/senate.surveillance/index.html#cnnSTCTextA bill that would grant immunity to telecommunications companies helping out in a no-warrant eavesdropping program authorized by President Bush and reinstate some court oversight to surveillance was OK'd by a Senate panel Thursday.Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/18/congress.surveillance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/18/congress.surveillance/index.html#cnnSTCTextDemocratic leaders in the House of Representatives put off a scheduled vote to overhaul federal eavesdropping law after Republicans pushed back against its limits on warrantless surveillance.Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/25/dni.alqaeda.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/25/dni.alqaeda.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere is deep concern about the possibility of a terrorist attack in the United States this year because al Qaeda may be recruiting and giving explosives training to Europeans, many of whom can enter the country without a visa, the director of national intelligence told Congress. Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/06/binladen.video/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/06/binladen.video/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs al Qaeda's media production company touted the imminent release of a video from Osama bin Laden, U.S. officials began dismissing the tape as propaganda.Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/skorea.spymaster.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/skorea.spymaster.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe official code of conduct for South Korea's main spy agency was once "work in the shadows, aim for the light" -- meaning that missions should be carried out in secret in pursuit of the national interest.Tue, 04 Sep 2007 02:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/15/homeland.security.spying/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/15/homeland.security.spying/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. spy technology is expected to help law enforcement and immigration officials keep a closer watch on U.S. borders.Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/09/democrats.subpoenas.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/09/democrats.subpoenas.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextThough Congress is on vacation, majority Democrats are keeping alive various fights with the White House with one common thread: Congress' access to administration documents and testimony to which President Bush has claimed executive privilege.Thu, 09 Aug 2007 05:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/05/bush.surveillance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/05/bush.surveillance/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Bush signed a controversial bill Sunday that temporarily revises federal electronic surveillance laws.Mon, 06 Aug 2007 01:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/04/congress.fisa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/04/congress.fisa/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe House late Saturday night approved the Republican version of a measure amending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by a vote of 227-183, with most Republicans and conservative Democrats supporting the bill.Sun, 05 Aug 2007 03:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/02/congress.fisa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/02/congress.fisa/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhite House officials and Democratic congressional leaders are still trying to work out differences to modernize the law on monitoring communications between suspected terrorists.Thu, 02 Aug 2007 05:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/01/congress.surveillance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/01/congress.surveillance/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith potential perjury accusations hanging over him, embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales sent a letter to Senate leaders Wednesday acknowledging he "may have created confusion" in his previous testimony.Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/02/gonzales.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/02/gonzales.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee said he's not satisfied with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' attempt to clarify his testimony about no-warrant surveillance.Thu, 02 Aug 2007 02:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/31/congress.gonzales/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/31/congress.gonzales/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Bush administration's anti-terrorist surveillance efforts are more extensive than top officials have acknowledged, going beyond the controversial no-warrant eavesdropping program, the U.S. intelligence chief said Tuesday.Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/29/gonzales.surveillance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/29/gonzales.surveillance/index.html#cnnSTCTextA dispute within the Bush administration in 2004 over a secret surveillance program centered on data mining, not eavesdropping, a former government official told CNN Sunday.Mon, 30 Jul 2007 08:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/26/gonzales.testimony/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/26/gonzales.testimony/index.html#cnnSTCTextFBI Director Robert Mueller told Congress Thursday that the confrontation between then-White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales and then-Attorney General John Ashcroft in Ashcroft's hospital room in 2004 concerned a controversial surveillance program -- an apparent contradiction of Senate testimony given Tuesday by Gonzales.Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/13/terror.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/13/terror.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTextAl Qaeda is increasing its efforts to get operatives into the United States for an attack and has nearly all the resources it needs to carry out such a mission, a draft of a new U.S. government intelligence analysis says, according to two government officials familiar with it.Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/11/al.qaeda.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/11/al.qaeda.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextAl Qaeda is the strongest it has been since the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a new U.S. government analysis concludes, according to a senior government official who has seen it.Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/24/bush.terror/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/24/bush.terror/index.html#cnnSTCTextResponding to critics who say that al Qaeda in Iraq is not the same group that attacked the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, President Bush on Tuesday shared intelligence information he said links the two.Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:21:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1646714,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1646714,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Attorney General introduces new questions, and shows shrinking powers of recall, in discussing his visit to AshcroftTue, 24 Jul 2007 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/24/spain.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/24/spain.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTextSpain's spy agency chief said Tuesday a suspected double agent had been arrested who revealed the names of Spanish spies and other state secrets to a foreign nation.Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/18/iraq.capture/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/18/iraq.capture/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military on Wednesday announced the arrest of a senior leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, an insurgent who, the military said, is casting himself as a "conduit" between the top leaders of al Qaeda and al Qaeda in Iraq.Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/17/ots.nie.alqaeda.henry/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/17/ots.nie.alqaeda.henry/index.html#cnnSTCTextSo let's cut to the chase on the new National Intelligence Estimate: Does it show America is safer today than it was on September 10, 2001 -- or not?Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/17/nie.alqaeda/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/17/nie.alqaeda/index.html#cnnSTCTextAl Qaeda will try to tap its allies and resources in Iraq in its efforts to exact another terrorist attack on U.S. soil, according to a top government intelligence report released Tuesday. Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/07/23/100134938/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/07/23/100134938/index.htmEvery Monday at 8:45 a.m., when the dozen top executives at Lehman Brothers gather in a 31st-floor conference room at their Manhattan headquarters, they hear from the oracle. This is the weekly capital markets meeting, where the investment bankers talk about the state of the world in which they put their billions. CEO Dick Fuld presides, but typically he is not the one kicking off the conversation. That job belongs to a Wall Street newcomer few businesspeople have heard of.Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/06/court.domestic.spying/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/06/court.domestic.spying/index.html#cnnSTCTextA federal appeals court Friday ordered the dismissal of an ACLU lawsuit challenging President Bush's domestic surveillance program. Fri, 06 Jul 2007 06:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/02/iraq.hezbollah/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/02/iraq.hezbollah/index.html#cnnSTCTextA top special operations officer with Lebanon's Hezbollah militia pretended to be deaf and mute when he was captured in Iraq earlier this year, hampering efforts to obtain his identity for weeks, U.S. intelligence officials said. Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:35:00 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.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1628257,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1628257,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe former White House aide gets a suprisingly tough sentence for perjury and obstructon of justiceTue, 05 Jun 2007 17:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/28/clinton.iraq/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/28/clinton.iraq/index.htmlA new biography of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has once again raised the issue of whether members of Congress read a key intelligence report before the 2002 vote to authorize war in Iraq.Mon, 28 May 2007 23:36:00 EDT