http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Michael_HaydenFind stories, videos, and photos about Michael Hayden from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:21:17 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/US/08/20/cia.blackwater/tztop.panetta.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Michael_Hayden14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Michael Hayden from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/20/cia.blackwater/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/20/cia.blackwater/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Central Intelligence Agency hired the private security firm Blackwater USA in 2004 to work on a covert program aimed at targeting and potentially killing top al Qaeda leaders, according to a source familiar with the program.Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:14:00 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/04/30/gross.torture.law/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/30/gross.torture.law/index.html#cnnSTCTextPopular clichés notwithstanding, not all is fair in war. The idea that war is subject to legal rules is an ancient one.Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/20/obama.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/20/obama.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama, visiting CIA headquarters Monday, defended his decision to release Bush-era memos on interrogation tactics, saying the country will ultimately be stronger as a result.Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/20/cia.waterboarding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/20/cia.waterboarding/index.html#cnnSTCTextCIA interrogators used waterboarding at least 266 times on two top al Qaeda suspects, according to a Bush-era Justice Department memo released by the Obama administration.Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/19/john.king.political.roundup/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/19/john.king.political.roundup/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere are Sundays where we make the news and Sundays where we just hang on and cover breaking news as best we can. This week, we had the best of both worlds.Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/19/cia.torture.chief/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/19/cia.torture.chief/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former head of the CIA slammed President Obama on Sunday for releasing four Bush-era memos, saying the new president has compromised national security.Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/27/cia.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/27/cia.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate Intelligence Committee is preparing a review of the CIA's controversial interrogation programs under the Bush White House, a Senate Democratic aide told CNN.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:06:00 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/world/article/0,8599,1843328,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843328,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe 'poor man's air force' is accessible, devastating and extremely hard to defend againstMon, 22 Sep 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/16/osama.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/16/osama.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTextOsama bin Laden is no longer believed to be the head of al Qaeda's day-to-day operations, but the United States' capturing or killing him would still have a powerful effect on the organization, CIA Director Michael Hayden said Tuesday.Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:12:00 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/0,8599,1828469,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1828469,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe island of Diego Garcia hosted terror suspect in 2002Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1819105,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1819105,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Pentagon said Monday it is charging a Saudi Arabian with "organizing and directing" the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole -- and will seek the death penaltyMon, 30 Jun 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1811318,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1811318,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: Yes, we've seeing success in Iraq, says Robert Baer. But it has nothing to do with rooting out terrorist cellsMon, 02 Jun 2008 23:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1739253,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1739253,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs the global population increases, it gets harder to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Simple answer: Control the populationMon, 12 May 2008 06:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/30/cia.director.challenges/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/30/cia.director.challenges/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe director of the CIA told an audience at Kansas State University on Wednesday that China is "not the inevitable enemy" of the United States. Thu, 01 May 2008 00:53:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1735470,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1735470,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsEvery year Washington insiders gather for the annual correspondents' shindig, to pretend that they're coolMon, 28 Apr 2008 03:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/30/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/30/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextShiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on followers to stop shooting and cooperate with Iraqi security forces Sunday, a move Iraq's government praised as a step toward ending six days of fighting that has left hundreds dead.Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/22/justice.waterboarding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/22/justice.waterboarding/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Justice Department said Friday it is investigating whether its attorneys properly authorized and reviewed the use of waterboarding by CIA investigators.Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/11/911.charges/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/11/911.charges/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States will seek the death penalty against six Guantanamo Bay detainees who are suspects in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, an Air Force general said Monday. Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:12:00 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.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1710491,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1710491,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA Senate committee will hear allegations that a young U.S. resident was tortured and videotaped Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:20:00 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/2007/POLITICS/12/19/cia.tapes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/19/cia.tapes/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Bush administration fiercely disputed an article that appeared in Wednesday's New York Times on the White House's role in the destruction of CIA interrogation tapes, calling it "pernicious and troubling." Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:26:00 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/12/18/cia.tapes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/18/cia.tapes/index.html#cnnSTCTextA federal judge has ordered the Bush administration to appear in court Friday to answer allegations that it defied his demand to preserve evidence that may have included CIA interrogation videos of terrorist suspects in U.S. custody. Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:39:00 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.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/14/mukasey.cia.tapes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/14/mukasey.cia.tapes/index.html#cnnSTCTextAttorney General Michael Mukasey on Friday rejected lawmakers' demands for information as the Justice Department investigates the destruction of tapes showing CIA interrogations of two al Qaeda suspects.Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:15:00 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/POLITICS/12/12/cia.tapes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/12/cia.tapes/index.html#cnnSTCTextCIA Director Michael Hayden admitted Wednesday the agency could have done a better job of keeping the House Intelligence Committee in the loop when it destroyed videotapes showing agents using waterboarding and other "alternative" interrogation techniques on al Qaeda operatives.Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:59:00 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.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1692986,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1692986,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA Senate Democratic leader said Sunday the attorney general should appoint a special counsel to investigate the CIA's destruction of videotaped interrogations of two suspected terroristsSun, 09 Dec 2007 17:00:00 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.cnn.com/2007/US/12/07/cia.videotapes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/07/cia.videotapes/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President George W. Bush "has no recollection" of videotapes of CIA interrogations of some al Qaeda suspects or of plans to destroy the tapes, a White House spokeswoman said.Sat, 08 Dec 2007 12:49:00 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.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/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://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.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/07/13/nsawiretaps.bill/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/07/13/nsawiretaps.bill/index.htmlThe top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Thursday that he had struck a deal with the White House to resolve a dispute over the constitutionality of conducting electronic surveillance with court approval.Thu, 13 Jul 2006 15:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/23/hayden/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/23/hayden/index.htmlThe Senate Intelligence Committee voted 12-3 Tuesday in favor of Gen. Michael Hayden to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, sending his nomination to the floor for a vote by the full Senate.Tue, 23 May 2006 19:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/18/nsa.poll/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/18/nsa.poll/index.htmlOne in four Americans think it is likely that the government has listened to their phone calls, according to a CNN poll conducted by Opinion Research Corporation.Thu, 18 May 2006 15:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/18/hayden.answers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/18/hayden.answers/index.htmlGen. Michael Hayden answered a wide range of questions Thursday at the Senate Intelligence Committee. Click on a topic for excerpts of what he said on key issues.Thu, 18 May 2006 15:29:00 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/05/17/nsa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/17/nsa/index.htmlDetails of a classified government wiretap program will be given to full congressional committees for the first time on Wednesday, senior politicians said.Wed, 17 May 2006 12:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/15/bellsouth.nsa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/15/bellsouth.nsa/index.htmlDespite media reports to the contrary, BellSouth said late Monday it had not participated in any effort by the National Security Agency to collect customer phone records.Tue, 16 May 2006 01:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/11/nsa.phonerecords/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/11/nsa.phonerecords/index.htmlPresident Bush said Thursday the government is "not mining or trolling through the personal lives of millions of innocent Americans" with a reported program to create a massive database of U.S. phone calls.Thu, 11 May 2006 15:30:00 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.tm.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/08/cia.tm.tm/index.htmlThe sudden and unexpected resignation of Porter Goss as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency on Friday highlights a long bureaucratic battle that's been going on behind the scenes in Washington. Ever since John Negroponte was appointed Director of National Intelligence a year ago and given the task of coordinating the nation's myriad spy agencies, he has been diluting the power and prestige of the CIA. From day one, he supplanted the CIA Director as the President's principal intelligence adviser, in charge of George W. Bush's daily briefing. Other changes followed, all originating in the law that created the DNI -- and all traumatic for CIA fans. Then, earlier this week, in a little noticed move, Negroponte signaled that he would be moving still more responsibility from the CIA to his own office, including control over the analysis of terrorist groups and threats.Mon, 08 May 2006 20:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/08/cnna.hadley/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/08/cnna.hadley/index.htmlPresident Bush on Monday nominated Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden as director of the CIA.Mon, 08 May 2006 11:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/08/hayden/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/08/hayden/index.htmlPresident Bush on Monday nominated Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden to be the new CIA chief, setting up a possible battle with members of Congress who question whether his military status is right for the spy agency.Mon, 08 May 2006 10:47:00 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/05/06/goss.resignation/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/06/goss.resignation/index.htmlPorter Goss said Saturday that his surprise resignation as CIA director is "just one of those mysteries," offering no other explanation for his sudden departure after almost two years on the job.Sat, 06 May 2006 13:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/05/goss.resignation/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/05/goss.resignation/index.htmlPresident Bush has settled on Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden as his choice for CIA director, and an announcement is planned for Monday, senior administration officials told CNN late Friday.Fri, 05 May 2006 18:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/02/10/showbuzz/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/02/10/showbuzz/index.htmlNEW YORK (AP) -- Ali MacGraw will make her Broadway debut in "Festen," the London hit that will also star Larry Bryggman, Michael Hayden and Julianna Margulies.Fri, 10 Feb 2006 17:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/05/nsa.gonzales/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/05/nsa.gonzales/index.htmlU.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is poised to defend President Bush's controversial domestic spying program Monday when he testifies at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the program.Sun, 05 Feb 2006 17:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/23/nsa.strategy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/23/nsa.strategy/index.htmlPresident Bush and other officials Monday intensified their defense of a domestic surveillance program that supporters say protects against terrorism and critics say threatens civil liberties.Mon, 23 Jan 2006 14:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/21/intel.czar.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/21/intel.czar.tm/index.htmlJohn Negroponte faces intrigue, subterfuge and shadowy fighters. And that's just in Washington.Mon, 21 Feb 2005 18:47:00 EST