Articles with Intelligence Tag
Getting Granular With Afghanistan: Deadly Mistakes Ignored
By Russ Baker on May 14, 2011
With all the talk about what to do with Afghanistan now that Osama is no more, this article from UK’s The Independent deserves more attention:
Amid growing calls for US Special Operations Forces to take the lead in Afghanistan after the successful strike against Osama bin Laden, a new report has warned...
The New Sub-prime Threat?
By Russ Baker on Aug 7, 2009
I continue to be fascinated by the leaks that are coming out of the Pentagon during the Obama administration. On Wednesday, the New York Times published an article that, in the electronic edition, was headlined “Russian Subs Patrolling Off East Coast of U.S.” Pretty ominous. Even more so in the print...
A Drive for Unrestricted Executive Power
By Russ Baker on Jul 17, 2009
The New York Times comes out with a strong editorial, calling for an investigation into Bush administration security abuses, now that it is clear that the practices were not necessary to protect the national interest.
We’ve known for years that the Bush administration ignored and broke the law repeatedly...
Questions about Developing C.I.A. Story
By David V. Johnson on Jul 14, 2009
An official story is forming about the secret program that the C.I.A. hid from Congress: the agency planned to organize assassination squads to target Al Qaeda terrorists around the world, according to a lead article in today’s New York Times.
Although this account has gained widespread acceptance,...
CIA Lies to Congress
By David V. Johnson on Jul 9, 2009
[Update below—Ed.]
During last spring’s controversy over whether congressional leaders were briefed by the CIA over its use of “enhanced interrogation techniques,” Russ called for an investigation into the congressional briefing process. It is now all the more clear that such an...
Want Intelligence? Try the Media
By Russ Baker on May 6, 2009
The standard justification for the continued existence of the mysterious and unaccountable $55 billion-plus juggernaut called “the intelligence community” is that it gathers important information for decision-makers, and presents it to them in hush-hush circumstances. There’s an alternative to this...
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