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  1. oops
    The CIA Didn’t Mean to Give $1 Million to Al Qaeda But that’s what happened.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  2. Super-Secret Spy Sues CIA for Ruining RomanceHe is also upset that the agency did not approve his novel, Madhouse: A Forbidden Novel of the CIA.
    By Jaime Fuller
  3. How the CIA Torture Report Became a Surprise Best-sellerSmall indie publisher Melville House has scored a hit with the CIA Torture Report. 
    By David Marchese
  4. politics
    Dick Cheney Simply Does Not Care That the CIA Tortured Innocent People“I have no problem as long as we achieve our objective.”
    By Caroline Bankoff
  5. the national interest
    Why Do Republicans Defend Torture? The allegation that the Bush administration used torture had gone from outrageous smear to tired news without ever having passed through the stage of acceptable topic of discussion.
    By Jonathan Chait
  6. torture report
    CIA Director Still Won’t Quite Say Torture Was Actually TortureSaid the abuse was the fault of a few bad apples.
    By Katie Zavadski
  7. the national circus
    Frank Rich on the National Circus: America Is Still in Denial About TortureWhat does it mean to be a “nation of laws” if those laws are not applied to people in power?
    By Frank Rich
  8. enhanced interrogation
    5 Appalling Takeaways From the Senate’s CIA Torture ReportThe “enhanced interrogation techniques” were cruel and useless.
    By Katie Zavadski
  9. enhanced interrogation
    The Senate Torture Report Is Probably Coming Out Today [Updated]And officials are a little bit worried.
    By Katie Zavadski
  10. tv
    The CIA Has Been Fact-Checking State of Affairs on Twitter#Actually.
    By Nate Jones
  11. international affairs
    American Commandos Say They Were Ordered to ‘Stand Down’ During Benghazi Attack They feel they could have saved Ambassador Stevens, if they’d left sooner.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  12. spy games
    CIA Admits It Spied on Senators, After Insisting It Didn’tA big black eye for director John Brennan.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  13. Jon Stewart Talks to a CIA Employee Who Sounds a Lot Like Jerry SeinfeldA bunch of CIA staffers’ Langley cafeteria-related complaints were recently released to the public through the Freedom of Information Act, so […]
    By Megh Wright
  14. international intrigue
    The U.S.-Germany Spy Scandal: A PrimerA dummy weather app, a speech impediment, the Fourth of July, and much more!
    By Joe Coscarelli
  15. top secret
    The CIA Developed an Evil Osama Bin Laden ToyHow do you make a terrorist even more evil? Turn him into the devil. 
    By Adam K. Raymond
  16. spy games
    The CIA Isn’t Great at Punishing Employees for HarassmentIt’s hard to hold people accountable when everything is a secret. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  17. spy games
    White House Publicizes CIA Chief’s NameOops.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  18. spy games
    Senate Report: CIA Lied Repeatedly About Its Interrogation ProgramTo justify the use of brutal tactics.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. spy games
    Did the CIA Spy on a Senate Investigation?An internal review has begun.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  20. cia
    CIA Turned Guantánamo Prisoners Into SpiesWell, this is an interesting program. 
    By Dan Amira
  21. spy games
    The CIA Collects Data in Bulk, Just Like the NSAJust sensitive financial information, not phone calls.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  22. spy games
    AT&T Cashing in on CIA Spying$10 million a year.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  23. spy games
    CIA Thought There Was Something Funny About That Snowden Guy in 2009A bad report was never forwarded.
    By Adam Martin
  24. edward snowden
    The CIA Has Way More Money Than Everyone ThoughtEdward Snowden leaked the U.S. intelligence “black budget.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  25. international affairs
    CIA Files Show U.S. Played Role in Iraq’s Chemical Attacks on IranThey concealed evidence, then shared information on Iran.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. spy games
    CIA Is Working to Stop Leaks, According to Leaked MemoBrennan wants to “reinforce our corporate culture of secrecy.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  27. spy games
    CIA Was Too Cozy With NYPD, Inspector General Finds“There was inadequate direction and control.”
    By Adam Martin
  28. scandal-stained wretches
    CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell RetiresNothing to do with the Benghazi talking points.
    By Adam Martin
  29. boston bombing
    Both the CIA and the FBI Put Tamerlan Tsarnaev on Terrorist Watch ListsA case of government incompetence or lack of evidence?
    By Margaret Hartmann
  30. Mise En Place
    Is Cooking School Really Worth It? Culinary Institute Walkout Renews the DebateStudents start to wonder if it’s worth tens of thousands of dollars to pursue their dreams of becoming the next Thomas Keller.
    By Hugh Merwin
  31. drone wars
    Report: CIA’s Drone Program in Pakistan Began With Assassination Deal The Americans agreed to kill a Pakistani militant in exchange for permission to conduct more targeted killings.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  32. covert affairs
    The CIA Is Losing Its Drone PrivilegesMoving forward, the military will reportedly be in charge.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  33. osama bin killed
    CIA Having a Hard Time Keeping Track of Bin Laden Death PicturesThere’s more!
    By Joe Coscarelli
  34. drone wars
    John Brennan to Face a Grilling Despite Obama’s Last-Minute Help [Updated]There are still plenty of questions for John Brennan.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Joe Coscarelli
  35. drone wars
    Why the New York Times Outed a Secret U.S. Drone Base NowJohn Brennan.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  36. drone wars
    CIA Has Secret Drone Base in Saudi ArabiaCritics of the policy are planning a showdown.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  37. osama bin killed
    Osama Bin Laden Death Photos Might Remain SecretThe government is still fighting in court to keep them secret.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  38. comings and goings
    Obama Picks Brennan for CIA, Hagel for DefenseChuck Hagel will also be selected today as secretary of Defense.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  39. cia
    CIA Head: Zero Dark Thirty Is Not a DocumentarySome film criticism from the intelligence community.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  40. The Real-Life Zero Dark Thirty Heroine Is Having a Tough Time at WorkEven though she helped nab bin Laden.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  41. pentagon of love
    How Mean Girls Explains the Petraeus ScandalE-mail snooping as “three-way calling attack.”
    By Ann Friedman
  42. scandals
    Connecting the Petraeus Dots: Details of His Affair Emerge RapidlyHomeland has nothing on this.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  43. scandals
    Did Broadwell’s Husband Write to The Ethicist? A letter published in a July edition of the Times’ Ethicist column describes a situation not unlike the David Petraeus affair. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  44. scandals
    David Petraeus Resigns As CIA Director Over Extramarital Affair [Updated]Wow.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  45. never forget
    More Evidence Indicates the Bush Administration Ignored September 11 WarningsKurt Eichenwald reports damning new revelations in a New York ‘Times’ op-ed.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  46. ink-stained wretches
    NYT’s Mark Mazzetti Shared Dowd Column With CIAThe paper’s managing editor says it’s “much ado about nothing.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  47. Nation’s Gullible Continue Being Alarmed by Onion Headlines “Why r ppl not RT this surely they cannot be that stupid!” writes Michael Robinson on Twitter, in response to this video about the CIA using […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  48. the internet
    CIA Website Down, Anonymous Claims CreditIn keeping with their Friday tradition, the hacker group Anonymous claims they crashed CIA.gov.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  49. spy games
    The CIA and NYPD Are Breaking UpThe CIA agent assigned to help the NYPD spy for counterterrorism purposes is being removed.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  50. international intrigue
    American Sentenced to Death for Spying in IranThe Iranian government says the former Marine was working for the C.I.A.
    By Joe Coscarelli
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