Ancient History: When the CIA was Serious…
CIA Decides Not to Get Serious: Memories of a Lost Time and Place “These documents remained classified for nearly a century until recent advancements in technology made it possible to release them,” CIA Director Leon E. Panetta said. “When historical information is no longer sensitive, we take seriously our responsibility to share it with the …
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Secrecy News: CIA Culture In Detail
LONG STRANGE JOURNEY: A WHISTLEBLOWER’S TALE In the vast literature of intelligence-related memoirs, the new book Long Strange Journey by Patrick G. Eddington stands out in several ways. Eddington entered the intelligence arena as an imagery analyst for the CIA’s National Photographic Intelligence Center. Imagery analysis is a predominately technical activity and is not normally …
Journal: CIA WikiLeaks Task Force (aka WTF, One Down From REMF)
CIA launches task force to assess impact of U.S. cables’ exposure by WikiLeaks By Greg Miller Wednesday, December 22, 2010; 12:24 AM The CIA has launched a task force to assess the impact of the exposure of thousands of U.S. diplomatic cables and military files by WikiLeaks. Officially, the panel is called the WikiLeaks Task …
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Review (Guest): Failure of Intelligence–The Decline and Fall of the CIA
Mel Goodman 5.0 out of 5 stars Tough Love for CIA, March 6, 2008< Retired Reader (New Mexico) – See all my reviews This is an astonishingly well balanced book that while deeply critical of CIA and its senior management also credits its strengths and successes. The author, Melvin Goodman, spent some 34 years as …
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Journal: CIA Continues to Ignore Published Critics
Los Angeles Times October 31, 2010 Memoirs, Mistakes Converge As CIA Promises Reform Spies-turned-authors say the agency’s admitted ‘systemic failures’ in an Afghanistan suicide attack prove their allegations of myriad problems. But one veteran is being sued over his unapproved book. By Ken Dilanian Reporting from Washington–When CIA Director Leon Panetta gathered reporters recently to …
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Secrecy New Headlines–Over-Classification, Leaks, CIA Sues Author of The Human Factor
** CONFRONTING OVERCLASSIFICATION In a new article at ForeignPolicy.com, I [Steven Aftergood] take a critical look at the current policy landscape, including the newly enacted Reducing Over-classification Act and the pending Fundamental Classification Guidance Review. See “Telling Secrets,” October 15. See Also: Review: C3I–Issues of Command and Control with this quote: “Everybody who’s a real …
