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? CIA Director John Brennan has been in Israel talking to the Israeli Prime Minister, Defense Minister, Military Chief of Staff and Mossad Chief. ? OK Gov. Mary Fallin (R) has signed a bill she’s long pined for that “allows businesses to opt out of the worker’s compensation system as long as they provide equivalent benefits to injured workers.”
CIA chief makes unannounced Israel visit amid growing concerns over Syrian weapons
An Israeli defense official says the head of the American CIA spy agency has made an unannounced visit to Israel.The official says CIA chief John Brennan met Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon. He did not disclose other details.The...Show More Summary
So a Guy Stripped Totally Naked at a TSA Checkpoint...
This is without a doubt the least sexy naked travel post that we've ever blogged. John Brennan is a Portlander with what appears to be a libertarian streak. Last April he was going through a TSA checkpoint when officers detected nitrates on his clothing. Show More Summary
The leak that triggered the AP phone probe scandal
One of the curiosities of the Justice Department's extensive probe of the Associated Press's phone records is the role that CIA Director John Brennan played in the original leak incident. On Monday, the AP announced that the JusticeShow More Summary
Naked TSA Protester's Appeal to Be Heard Tuesday
As you may recall, John Brennan took off all his clothes last April at an airport checkpoint in Portland to protest being hassled by the TSA (they got a false positive on that swab test they do), and was then...
TSA Attempt to Fine Naked Man at Scanner Shows Problems with Administrative Law
You
saw at Reason 24/7 last week that John Brennan, who
went vital with his video of stripping naked in protest at a
Portland airport TSA station, is facing a $1,000 fine from the
agency and intends to appeal.
This TSA fine was after...Show More Summary
Government Obtains Phone Records of 20 AP Phone Lines, Affecting Up to 100 Reporters, and Refuses to Say Why
Via AP: This may be part of an investigation into the leak of details of a terrorist bombing plot in Yemen in May, 2012. Testifying about the matter this past February, CIA Director John Brennan said that the FBI had...
TSA hearing for "Naked American Hero" John Brennan
Remember our happy mutant comrade John Brennan, who removed his clothes at the Portland Airport during a TSA screening? He was acquitted of a ridiculous indecent exposure charge, and now he is appealing an equally stupid fine from the Transportation Security Administration for “interfering with the screening process.” This might sound silly, but it's serious [...]
Why Isn’t the Name of the New Director of CIA’s National Clandestine Service Being Made Public?
CIA director John Brennan has appointed someone to fill the position of National Clandestine Service (NCS) director. The individual, however, is apparently going to keep his undercover status.
First, a key aspect of this news is the fact that the person appointed is not the woman who had been serving as the acting director of the clandestine service.
President Obama, Don’t Let the CIA Control the Torture Narrative
When former White House counterterrorism advisor John Brennan went before the Senate in early February for his confirmation hearing to lead the CIA, he made a startling admission. After reading the 300-page summary of the Senate Select...Show More Summary
Brennan vs The Release Of The Torture Report
It’s a relief to find that, thanks to DiFi, John Brennan will not promote someone who destroyed the tapes of the CIA’s torture sessions of waterboarding. But it’s not a surprise that this old CIA hand is “defiant” when it comes to allowing the American people to read the full report on the war crimes [...]
CIA director Brennan selects new head of clandestine unit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - CIA Director John Brennan has chosen a 30-year veteran of the spy agency to head the clandestine service, which conducts covert operations and recruits agents overseas.
The Senate Kills Background Checks, and Obama Gets Angry
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
"The President reacts as John Brennan briefs him on the details of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
Yesterday, a Republican filibuster killed the Senate compromise...Show More Summary
Rep. Michele Bachmann Completely Baffles John Brennan With Bizarre Questions During CIA Hearing
Representatives from the CIA, including newly-installed Director John Brennan, didn't quite know what to make of Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) this week when they sat down to answer questions from the House Intelligence Committee. Each...Show More Summary
Top Secret Intelligence Reports Show Obama’s Drones Aren’t Only Deployed Against Al Qaeda Leaders
United States government officials like now-CIA director John Brennan have asserted individuals must be a “legitimate target under the law” in order to be targeted and killed. However, top secret intelligence reports indicate “drone strikes in Pakistan over a four-year period didn’t adhere” to such a standard.
Standing Strong for the Second Amendment
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul raised his public profile last month with his principled filibuster of John Brennan’s nomination for Director of Central Intelligence for a continuous 13.5 hours without a break. In a Democrat-controlled Senate...Show More Summary
Damage at the CIA
CIA director John Brennan apparently has decided to postpone and reverse the appointment of the first woman to head the CIA directorate of operations (which controls all covert operations and spying). According to press reports, Brennan...Show More Summary
The CIA's Moral Abyss
Jacob Heilbrunn
The CIA is once again staring into a moral abyss. Its new head John Brennan, who I argued should not have been confirmed to run the agency, is now confronted with a dilemma, as the Washington Post reports, about whether...Show More Summary
First Female Head of CIA’s Clandestine Service Signed Off on Destruction of Torture Tapes
One week before John Brennan assumed office as CIA director, a woman was put in charge of the CIA's clandestine service. It was the first time in the history of the agency that a female officer was running the agency. But, accordingShow More Summary
John Brennan's Spooky Swearing-In
For the man who will be America's spymaster, it was an odd move for him to stir up trouble. Our top spy's action was, well, "spooky."
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