The CIA Director’s Real Skills
On April 16, The New York Times published an article (in which I am quoted) with the headline, “Gina Haspel Relies on Spy Skills with […] More
Posts Tagged ‘Gina Haspel’
I Was in the CIA. Trump’s Petty Fights and Insults Will Make Us All Less Safe.
Steven Hall spent more than 30 years in the CIA, the bulk of them running and managing intelligence operations in Eurasia and Latin America. He […] More
Who is CIA’s New Number 2?
Not surprisingly, Vaughn Bishop managed to maintain a low public profile during his 30-year Agency career…here’s what we know about him and what his appointment […] More
The Tasks & Opportunities Facing Gina Haspel
Gina Haspel assumes the position of D/CIA admirably prepared in all possible respects — in general, of course, given 33 years with the agency, and specifically, having […] More
Best Of: Gina Haspel, Unfiltered
On Thursday, May 17, the Senate voted 54-45 to confirm Gina Haspel as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, despite concerns over her role in […] More
A Personal Plea in Support of Haspel’s Nomination
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Inside Haspel’s Hearing Room
If you watched the questioning of the President’s nominee for Director of Central Intelligence on C-SPAN, you probably missed the significant display of U.S. Intelligence […] More
Exclusive: 72 Former CIA Officers Endorse Haspel for CIA Director
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Hard Questions about Gina Haspel’s Appropriateness to Lead CIA
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The OSS, 9/11 & Gina Haspel: Intelligence Under Fire
Just weeks after the attacks of 9/11, a flatbed truck was parked unceremoniously in the tree-lined fire lane next to the CIA’s New Headquarters Building, […] More
CIA Releases Morell Memo Clearing Haspel on Destroyed Tapes
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Two CIA Vets Take on CIA Nominee Haspel & Those Tapes
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Gina Haspel Stands Ready to Break the Glass Ceiling. Let Her.
Gina Haspel, the deputy director of the CIA, stands ready to break through one of the most stubborn glass ceilings in the U.S. government, and […] More