Steven Aftergood: CIA Torture Report – Oversight, But No Remedies Yet — With Strong PBI Comment

CIA Torture Report: Oversight, But No Remedies Yet The release of the executive summary of the Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA’s post-9/11 interrogation program is, among other things, an epic act of record preservation. Numerous CIA records that might not have been disclosed for decades, or ever, were rescued from oblivion by the Senate …

1997 Reference: CIA’s Intelligence Sharing With Congress + RECAP

EXTRACT: From my point of view, the academic community in some ways is even more remiss [than the media]. During my brief fledgling career as a novice academic, I have come to the conclusion that most university-level courses on the American foreign policy process are absolutely mute on this subject [intelligence sharing with Congress, and …

Robert Steele: Why We Need a Defense Clandestine Service

SHORT URL: http://tinyurl.com/Steele2Flynn Commentary: Why We Need a Defense Clandestine Service DefenseNews, 3 March 2014 I was a CIA spy from 1979 to 1988, leaving when invited to be a co-creator of the Marine Corps Intelligence Center from 1988 to 1993. Since 1993, I have been one of the more persistent published proponents of intelligence …

Worth a Look: Real-Life Fiction, Spying Outside the Wire and Beyond CIA’s Capabilities

Who is fighting the war in Afghanistan? Did you know that 52% of people fighting in Afghanistan are contracted to do so? Contractors operate far beyond the borders of Afghanistan, they operate globally. Real people. Real missions. Real wars.  After the United States was attacked and the President vowed to search and destroy the enemy, …