Tag: C.I.A
Chinese Spy Agency Rising to Challenge the C.I.A.
The ambitious Ministry of State Security is deploying A.I. and other advanced technology to go toe-to-toe with the United States, even as the two nati [...]
C.I.A. Director Arrives in Qatar for Talks on Hostage Releases
William J. Burns, the C.I.A. head, and David Barnea, who leads the Mossad, Israel’s spy service, are scheduled to meet with officials in Qatar, which [...]
C.I.A. Director Arrives in Qatar for Talks on Hostage Releases
William J. Burns, the C.I.A. head, and David Barnea, who leads the Mossad, Israel’s spy service, are scheduled to meet with officials in Qatar, which [...]
C.I.A. Director Arrives in Qatar for Talks on Hostage Releases
William J. Burns, the C.I.A. head, and David Barnea, who leads the Mossad, Israel’s spy service, are scheduled to meet with officials in Qatar, which [...]
C.I.A. Director Visits Israel and the Middle East Amid Israel-Hamas War
William J. Burns’s visit comes as the United States tries to prod Israel to pursue a more targeted approach to attacking Hamas, allow pauses in the fi [...]
C.I.A. Issued Warnings of Potential Gaza Flare-up Before Hamas Attack
Reports issued days before the Hamas attack did not foresee such a deadly strike, but did say rocket attacks were possible.
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C.I.A. Discloses Identity of Second Spy Involved in ‘Argo’ Operation
In the midst of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, the C.I.A. began what came to be noted as one of the spy agency’s most successful publicly known operati [...]
Biden Elevates C.I.A. Director to Become a Member of the Cabinet
President Biden on Friday elevated William J. Burns, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, to become a member of his cabinet, citing the ag [...]
Judge to Decide Whether Taint of C.I.A. Torture Extended to Guantánamo
More than 22 years after Al Qaeda bombed the U.S.S. Cole and nearly 12 years after a prisoner was first charged with plotting the attack, a judge hear [...]
C.I.A. Told Ukraine Last Summer It Should Not Attack Nord Stream Pipelines
The Central Intelligence Agency told Ukrainian officials last summer that it had learned of what it thought was an aborted plot by the Ukrainians to a [...]
C.I.A. Says It Will Overhaul Handling of Sexual Assault Allegations
WASHINGTON — The Central Intelligence Agency announced on Thursday that it would overhaul its process for handling sexual assault and harassment accus [...]
William Burns, a C.I.A. Spymaster With Unusual Powers
To mark the 20th anniversary of the American-led invasion of Iraq, the C.I.A. director, William J. Burns, stood in the lobby of the agency’s headquart [...]
U.N. Body Demands Release of Guantánamo Prisoner Who Was Tortured by the C.I.A.
A U.N. human rights panel has urged the United States to immediately release Abu Zubaydah, a prisoner at Guantánamo Bay and the first detainee waterbo [...]
Doctor Denounces C.I.A. Practice of ‘Rectal Feeding’ of Prisoners
In a hearing at Guantánamo Bay, an expert gave a graphic public depiction of torture after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
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C.I.A. Director Warns Russian Counterpart Against Using Nuclear Weapons
William Burns’s talks with Russia’s foreign intelligence chief are the most senior in-person meetings since the start of the war in Ukraine.
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