The original idea of the CIA was to have independent-minded experts assessing both short- and longer-term threats to U.S. national security. Mixing with operations and politics was always a danger, which is now highlighted by CIA Director Brennan’s reorganization, opposed by a group of U.S. intelligence…
Tag: Iraq War
Gen. Petraeus: Too Big to Jail
The Rise of a ‘Democratic’ Fascism
Neocons Want ‘Regime Change’ in Iran
Americans Catching a New War Fever
Jeb Bush’s Iraq War Cop-Out
A Vague War Declaration on ISIS
President Obama has tossed Congress a draft resolution on using force against Islamic State militants but the vague language is something of a hot potato that neither the White House nor Congress is comfortable with, writes ex-CIA analyst Paul R.…
Pressuring Obama toward More War
NBC’s Brian Williams: Prosecuted by Presstitutes
When Silencing Dissent Isn’t News
Exclusive: The criminal case against ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern for “resisting arrest” when he was denied entry to a public speech by retired Gen. David Petraeus appears to be nearly over, but the image of police brutally shielding the mighty from…