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‘Furious and Disgusted’: CIA, Pentagon Officials Frustrated Leaving Afghan Helpers Behind

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 25, 2021 21 Comments

"A defense official said he grew nauseated as he considered how many Afghan allies would be left behind."...

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Report: CIA Director William Burns Met With Taliban Leader in Kabul

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 24, 2021 35 Comments

The conversation likely centered around the August 31st withdrawal deadline. The Taliban threatened the U.S. with consequences if Biden extends it....

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Biden Demands COVID Lab-Leak Investigation After Ending Pompeo’s Efforts

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 28, 2021 13 Comments

On Wednesday afternoon, in a rare act of real journalism, CNN reported that Biden's team shut down a State Department effort launched late in the Trump administration to prove the coronavirus originated in a Chinese lab.

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CIA Memo: Brennan Briefed Obama on Hillary’s Alleged Plan to ‘Stir Up’ Trump Russia Scandal Before 2016 Election

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 07, 2020 54 Comments

Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe declassified more documents related to failed Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's alleged plan to stir-up a scandal between then-candidate Donald Trump and Russia. It turns out former CIA Director John Brennan told President Barack Obama about the idea before the 2016 election as “a means of distracting the public from her use of a private email server.” Brennan's notes indicate Hillary approved of the plan on July 26, 2016. Trump also authorized the "declassification of any & all documents" related to the "Russia Hoax."

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CIA Asked FBI to Investigate Clinton Campaign Over Alleged Plan to ‘Stir Up’ Scandal Against Trump

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 29, 2020 16 Comments

Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe declassified three items in regard to the FBI's investigation into Hurricane Crossfire to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham. One item included the CIA asked the FBI to investigate Hillary Clinton's campaign over alleged plans to "stir up" a scandal against then-candidate Donald Trump.

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U.S. intelligence community investigating possibility that adversaries could use coronavirus as bioweapon

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 26, 2020 32 Comments

Legal Insurrection has been following reports that the Wuhan Coronavirus spread from a research laboratory in the capital city of Hubei Province in central China, noting that one China expert indicated that Chinese Communist Party officials could have allowed its citizens to travel the globe and spread the contagion.

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Book Claims Obama’s ‘Political Correctness’ Annoyed Top CIA Employees

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 06, 2019 13 Comments

Commentator Doug Wead's new book Inside Trump's White House: The Real Story of His Presidency claims that top CIA employees did not like how "President Barack Obama's administration micromanaged intelligence matters" and showed too much concern "with political correctness."

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Impeachment: “Thank God for the Deep State” Says Former Acting CIA Director John McLaughlin

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 02, 2019 35 Comments

John McLaughlin, the former acting director of the CIA, made an astonishing remark this week during an event also attended by John Brennan and Andrew McCabe. When asked about impeachment efforts against Trump, he praised the deep state.

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The “Whistleblower Complaint” isn’t a whistleblower complaint, it’s a closing argument

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 26, 2019 161 Comments

When the so-called Whistleblower Complaint was released this morning, my first impression was that this was a very professionally-done document, likely crafted by a lawyer.

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USS Cole Mastermind Likely Killed in Airstrike

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 04, 2019 11 Comments

A US official told CNN today that an airstrike probably killed al-Qaeda terrorist Jamel Ahmed Mohammed Ali Al-Badawi, the mastermind behind the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000. The attack killed 17 sailors and injured 39 others. Many believe the terrorist attack "foreshadowed the attack on the US less than one year later on September 11, 2001."

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Trump is Not Trying to Silence Brennan, He’s Using Him as a Political Foil

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on August 20, 2018 32 Comments

Monday, Trump attorney Rudy Guiliani publicly dared former CIA Director John Brennan to make good on his threats and file suit.

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Trump Revokes Brennan’s Security Clearance, Considers Revoking Clearance From Others Who Allegedly Leaked to the Press

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on August 15, 2018 107 Comments

Wednesday, the White House announced former CIA Director John Brennan's security clearance had been revoked. Brennan is no fan of Trump.

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Ex-CIA Worker Indicted for Leaking Classified Information About the Agency’s Hacking Tools

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 19, 2018 7 Comments

A grand jury indicted ex-CIA employee Joshua Schulte for stealing and leaking classified information to an organization. The indictment does not name the organization, but Politico and The New York Times reported the organization is Wikileaks.

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Haspel Sworn In as First Female CIA Director

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 21, 2018 1 Comment

History....

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Second Democrat Announces Support For Haspel Nomination As CIA Director

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on May 13, 2018 2 Comments

"The CIA under her leadership can help our country confront serious international threats and challenges."...

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Why Is McCain Speaking Out Against Haspel Confirmation After Voting For Brennan’s?

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on May 10, 2018 62 Comments

As we've been covering here at LI, Gina Haspel is President Trump's pick to head the CIA.  She has been blasted for her role in overseeing then-legal and -authorized enhanced interrogation techniques against Islamist terrorists. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) has issued a statement in which he urges the Senate not to confirm Haspel due to her role in enhanced interrogation.  The problem with this, however, is that he voted to confirm John Brennan to the CIA's top spot, knowing full-well Brennan's role in enhanced interrogation.

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California’s US Senators’ tortuous exchanges with CIA Director Nominee

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 10, 2018 27 Comments

Rumor has it that President Donald Trump is soon going to send Mike Pompeo on another rescue mission. The target? CIA Director nominee Gina Haspel, who had to undergo two tortuous exchanges with the US senators from California during her confirmation hearing.

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WaPo: Gina Haspel Tried To Withdraw From CIA Director Nomination Over Interrogation Questions

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on May 06, 2018 18 Comments

We covered President Trump's nomination of Gina Haspel as CIA Director back in March.  At the time, Mary noted that Haspel had run a prison in Thailand that engaged in enhanced interrogation and that she would likely face questions about her role in the interrogation methods used at that time.

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