I wrote about the undercover mission of the International Spy Museum in Washington last year, especially its not-so-subtle message that torture was a policy option, not a war crime. Now the Spy Museum is recalibrating the exhibit to get on the right side of the law. From Buzzfeed News The new exhibit will focus more...
Author: Jefferson Morley (Jefferson Morley)
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Bolton Pushed Soleimani’s Assassination Last June
National Security adviser John Bolton pushed for the assassination of Iranian Gen Qassem Soleimani last summer, according to U.S. officials cited by NBC News. In a break with past U.S. policy, Bolton recommend killing the Iranian general whose battlefield successes had disturbed U.S. policymakers worried about growing Iranian influence in the region. After Iran shot...
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MI5 Chief Downplays U.S. Intelligence-Sharing Fears Over Huawei
The United States has banned U.S. government agencies from purchasing from Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications company. U.S. policymakers have viewed Huawei as a security risk and is pressuring allies to also shun the Chines tech giant as they build out 5G networks The U.S. pressure on Huawei hreatens to disrupt the traditionally close relations between...
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After a Harsh IG Report, FISA Reform Is on the Agenda
One the revelations of the report of Michael Horowitz, inspector general of the Justice Department, was the abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) The act was passed by Congress in 1978, after revelations that CIA counterintelligence chief James Angleton had presided over two massive program of spying on Americans. FISA requires the FBI...
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CIA Officer Warned Against the Meeting that Killed Him
Ten years ago, the CIA suffered its worst attacks ever when a Jordanian doctor, posing as an informant, detonated an explosive vest at the agency’s outpost in Afghanistan. The CIA base chief and six other people were killed, including officer Darren LaBonte. From NBC’s Ken Dilanian. The LaBonte family doesn’t dwell on the errors or...