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16 Jul 2011, 9:23 pm
" According to Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf, Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage took that message directly to his country’s intelligence director: either ally with Washington in the fight against al-Qaeda, or prepare to be bombed “back to the Stone Age,” as Armitage reportedly put it. [read post]
11 Jul 2011, 4:59 am
Panetta, who rarely spoke on the record as C.I.A. director but has a more public role now, offered few details to bolster his assessment. [read post]
2 Jul 2011, 6:46 am
At one point, CIA Director Leon Panetta even bragged that, when it came to al-Qaeda, the Agency’s covert air war in Pakistan was “the only game in town. [read post]
21 Jun 2011, 10:03 am
" Similarly, at his confirmation hearings to become Secretary of Defense, CIA Director Leon Panetta called for Washington to expand its shadow wars. [read post]
17 Jun 2011, 10:01 am
'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Here's one entry on the military's handling of sexual assault cases, spurred by questions during this week's Senate Armed Services Committee hearings, featuring testimony from CIA Director Leon Panetta (recently nominated to replace Robert Gates as Secretary… [read post]
14 Jun 2011, 7:07 am
In case you need further evidence of the White House's secret understanding of free trade's myriad benefits, here's video of CIA Director (and current Secretary of Defense nominee) Leon Panetta explaining the strategic importance of free trade, especially with our allies in Korea, Colombia and Panama (start at 6:04, with Sen. [read post]
11 Jun 2011, 10:44 am
”In the past, Pakistan has strenuously denied allegations that its security services are colluding with insurgents.The incidents are expected to feature prominently in conversations between Pakistani officials and CIA Director Leon Panetta, who arrived in Pakistan on Friday. [read post]
31 May 2011, 9:18 am
Everyone knows that in the United States if you’re a robber caught breaking into someone’s house, you’ll be brought to trial, but if you’re caught breaking into someone else’s country, you’ll be free to take to the lecture circuit, write your memoirs, or become a university professor. -- Tom EngelhardtI have written before about the Obama Adminstration's refusal to hold accountable those in the Bush Administration who authorized torture and how… [read post]
23 May 2011, 2:34 pm
John McCain and CIA Director Leon Panetta effectively quashed that argument. [read post]
20 May 2011, 3:30 pm
It would be hard to find a better authority on where the truth lies than CIA Director Leon Panetta and he says, mmm, not so much. [read post]
18 May 2011, 2:09 pm
It would be hard to find a better authority on where the truth lies than CIA Director Leon Panetta. [read post]
16 May 2011, 8:58 am
This is reflected in personnel terms by the impending transfer of Leon Panetta from CIA Director to Defense Secretary in succession to Robert Gates, with General David H Petraeus moving from military commander in Afghanistan to CIA director. [read post]
14 May 2011, 7:21 pm
" Message two: On Tuesday, CIA Director Leon Panetta admitted that the agency's use of "enhanced interrogation techniques against some of those [suspected terrorist] detainees" played a role in tracking Bin Laden down. [read post]
13 May 2011, 11:27 am
I asked CIA Director Leon Panetta for the facts, and he told me the following: The trail to bin Laden did not begin with a disclosure from Khalid Sheik Mohammed, who was waterboarded 183 times. [read post]
4 May 2011, 1:49 pm
Folks in this city should have heeded the advice of CIA Director Leon Panetta, the fellow who heads up the organization, along with DoD, that masterminded the capture of Usama bin Laden: release the elimination photo. [read post]
4 May 2011, 12:24 pm
Here's CIA Director Leon Panetta last night on PBS's NewsHour. [read post]
4 May 2011, 7:38 am
Even CIA Director Leon Pannetta said Tuesday: CIA Director Leon E. [read post]
3 May 2011, 6:56 am
Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) asked CIA Director Leon Panetta at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing what the government would do with bin Laden were he captured alive. [read post]
2 May 2011, 1:04 pm
After it was announced that CIA Director Leon Panetta would take over at the Department of Defense, Rep. [read post]
1 May 2011, 9:47 pm
Meanwhile, al Qaeda continued to operate from along that border and operate through its affiliates across the world.And so shortly after taking office, I directed Leon Panetta, the director of the CIA, to make the killing or capture of bin Laden the top priority of our war against al Qaeda, even as we continued our broader efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat his network.Then, last August, after years of painstaking work by our intelligence community, I was… [read post]
