CIA
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Libya attacks: CIA says there was evidence attacks carried out by militants
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The CIA station chief in Libya reported to Washington within 24 hours of last month's deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate that there was evidence it was carried out by militants, not a spontaneous mob upset about an American-made video ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad, U.S. officials have told The Associated Press.
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John Kiriakou, ex-CIA indicted, seeks classified data
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Court records unsealed Tuesday in federal court in Alexandria show that lawyers for former CIA officer John Kiriakou want to reveal details of the CIA's capture of al-Qaida operative Abu Zubaydah and further details about the life of the exposed covert operative.
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John Kiriakou not victim of vindictive prosecution, judge says
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Lawyers for a former CIA officer accused of leaking names of covert operatives to journalists sought Friday to have most of the charges against him dismissed.
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CIA leak case goes before federal appeals panel
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A government attorney told a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday that it should reverse a pretrial ruling that limited the scope of reporter James Risen's testimony in the prosecution of Jeffrey Sterling.
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Bomb plot: Double agent identifed as would-be bomber
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The would-be suicide bomber, the man al-Qaida entrusted with its latest device, actually was a double agent working with the CIA and Saudi intelligence agencies, officials said.
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Bin Laden anniversary bomb plot stopped by CIA
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U.S. officials say the plot involved an upgrade of the underwear bomb that failed to detonate aboard a jetliner over Detroit on Christmas 2009.
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Pentagon creates new Defense Clandestine Service
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The Pentagon is rebranding and reorganizing its clandestine spy shop.
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John Kiriakou indicted in leak case
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John Kiriakou was indicted on charges of leaking the name of a covert CIA officer and disclosing information revealing the role of another CIA employee in classified activities.
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John Kiriakou accused of leaking information to reporters
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Authorities accuse John Kiriakou of leaking the name of a covert officer and disclosing information about another CIA officer’s role in classified information.
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American spies outed, CIA suffers in Lebanon
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The CIA's operations in Lebanon have been badly damaged after Hezbollah identified and captured a number of U.S. spies recently.
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CIA Open Source Center tracks Twitter, Facebook worldwide
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In an anonymous building in McLean, the CIA is busily collection social media updates in dozens of languages around the world to keep tabs on events and potential events globally.
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Leak trial of former CIA officer postponed indefinitely
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A judge has indefinitely postponed the trial of a former CIA officer accused of leaking secrets about Iran to a newspaper reporter.
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Anwar al-Awlaki killed: Mixed reaction at Falls Church mosque
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At the Falls Church mosque where Anwar al-Awlaki preached a decade ago, there were few tears over his death. But some found the way he was killed to be un-American.
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DAYBREAK DAILY: Parrotheads receive a rude welcome at last night's Jimmy Buffet concert
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The new policies banning tailgating at Jiffy Lube Live angers plenty of concert-goers; a revealing look by the Post into CIA practices; and there's just one little problem for a new D.C. appointee.
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Gen. David Petraeus to retire from Army, join CIA
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Gen. David Petraeus is taking off his army uniform to start a new chapter as the director of the CIA next week.
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NYTimes' Risen seeking to quash subpoena in leak case
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Lawyers for a New York Times reporter are asking a federal judge to quash a subpoena demanding his testimony against a former CIA officer accused of leaking classified information about Iran.
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Group claims to have hacked CIA website
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The CIA is looking into reports by a group of hackers that claims to have brought down the CIA website.
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NYT's Risen subpoenaed in CIA leak case
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Federal prosecutors issued a subpoena for a New York Times reporter to testify about classified documents he allegedly received from a former CIA operative who is charged with illegally leaking the information.
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