Petraeus Sworn Into Top Post at CIA
After a famous 37-year army career that included leading the U.S.-led war effort in Afghanistan and Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus has been sworn in as director of the CIA.
CIA May Have Worked With Gadaffi for Torture Renditions, Documents Show
Before the United States denounced Muammar Gaddafi's repressive reign and helped to topple him, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was enlisting Gaddafi's notoriously brutal security forces to question terrorism suspects, according to documents discovered in Qaddafi's compound.
CIA Black Sites are Europe's Dirty Secret
The Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg demands that European governments come clean about hiding the CIA's secret prisons.
9/11 Anniversary: Shadow Army of CIA, Special Ops Drives Counterrorism
As counterterrorism has become the preeminent goal, the military has relied increasingly on covert operations
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Petraeus Leaves Army for Top CIA Gig
U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, the former top commander of the U.S's efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq, retired from the Army to become the head of the CIA on Wednesday.
Pak Police Clueless Over Abducted American National's 'Release'
A Pakistani police official who had claimed that an abducted American national was freed in the city of Khushab, northwest of Lahore, retracted his statement within an hour and said he could not confirm or deny that the American was free.
NYPD Spies on Muslims, With CIA's Help
In the wake of Sept. 11, 2011, the New York Police Department has seen an unprecedented expansion of its surveillance and intelligence activities that includes actively spying on Muslim New Yorkers.
NYPD, CIA Spy on Muslim Communities
Since 9/11, the New York Police Department has teamed up with the CIA to covertly spy on Muslim communities, according to an investigative piece put out by the Associated Press on Wednesday morning.
Pakistan Let China Inspect U.S. Stealth Copter After Bin Laden Raid, Officials Suspect
U.S. officials suspect that Pakistan allowed the Chinese military to see secret new U.S. technology -- the U.S. helicopter that crashed in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden -- despite explicit requests from the CIA not to.
Pakistan Let China See Crashed U.S. "Stealth" Copter
Pakistan gave China access to the previously unknown U.S. "stealth" helicopter that crashed during the commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden in May despite explicit requests from the CIA not to, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
American Kidnapped in Pakistan; Gunmen Storm Residence
An American has been kidnapped in Pakistan. Gunmen stormed his residence.
Panel seeks more disclosure on natural gas drilling
A federal panel sketched out its first vision of a regulatory roadmap for the booming shale natural gas industry on Thursday, urging more transparency on the use of chemicals and more careful treatment of waste water.
U.S. Secret Peace Talks With Taliban Fall Apart Over Leaks
Secret exploratory peace talks between the United States and the Taliban have reportedly crumbled after details of the negotiations were leaked.
Congresswoman eyes McAfee briefing on cyber attacks
A congresswoman on Wednesday requested more information on security company McAfee's report detailing a five-year hacking campaign that breached 72 organizations globally.
TCA: Claire Danes Will Fight Terrorism With Her Long Eyelashes
Claire Danes, the star of Showtime's upcoming CIA drama "Homeland," joked at the Television Critics Association's summer press tour that starring in those ads for the eyelash-enhancement product Latisse have given her new character an edge in fighting terrorism.
Covert Warfare: U.S. Military Ups Use of Special Ops, a 'Counter-terrorism Killing Machine'
As the focus of modern warfare shifts from conventional military campaigns to clandestine, targeted strikes, the U.S. military has increasingly come to rely on covert operatives employed by U.S. Special Operations Command, according to a new report.
Former CIA official sees terrorism-cyber parallels
Different wars for different times. Cofer Black, a former top CIA counterterrorism official, said on Wednesday he sees parallels between the terrorism threat that emerged before the September 11 attacks a decade ago and the emerging cyber threat now.
Hey Hackers, Uncle Sam Needs Your Help
Hackers attending this year's DEF CON conference in Las Vegas, an annual gathering of the hacking community, can add a possible activity to attending speeches, browsing new technology and meeting other hackers: being recuited for a government job.
Hackers for Uncle Sam: Government Recruiting Hackers at DEF CON
The government seeks to shore up its cyber defenses with the best in the business
Japan wary of rise in China's maritime activities
China's naval forces are likely to step up their activities in waters around Japan, Tokyo's annual defence report said on Tuesday, the latest expression of regional security concerns about China's military buildup.
Japan sees further expansion of China maritime activities
Japan expects China to further expand its maritime activities in the South China Sea and the Pacific, its annual defence report said on Tuesday, the latest expression of regional security concerns about China's military buildup.
Timeline: LulzSec's day in court
A teen-ager believed to be a leading member of the Anonymous and LulzSec online activist groups appeared in a London court Monday charged with hacking offences.
Anonymous Releases 400 MB Documents Hacked from FBI Cyber Security Contractor ManTech
Anonymous, a hacking group under 'Anti-Sec' operation said on Friday that they broke into the networks of the U.S. government contractor Mantech International Corp and stole internal documents that belong to them.
Anonymous Hacks FBI Contractor, Releases 400 MB Internal Documents
Hacking group Anonymous under operation 'Anti-Sec' on Friday said that they broke into the networks of U.S. government contractor Mantech International Corp and stole internal documents belonging to them.
Al-Qaeda Almost Defeated? Not So Fast, Official Says
Predictions about al-Qaeda's imminent collapse threaten to lull the U.S. into a false sense of complacency about the continued threat the terror network represents, a recently retired top counter-terrorism aide said.
Head of U.S. cyber agency resigns suddenly
The head of a U.S. agency that helps respond to cyber attacks resigned suddenly after several high-profile attacks on government computer systems but the Department of Homeland Security declined Monday to comment on the reason.
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