Haspel, a native of Ashland Kentucky and graduate of the University of Louisville, will speak at the McConnell Center (as in Mitch) as part of its Distinguished Speaker Series, according the Journal-Courier. Source: CIA’s Gina Haspel to speak at Louisville McConnell Center
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On the Brennan Bandwagon? Trump critic McRaven Resigns from Pentagon Board
Admiral William McRaven, leader of the Bin Laden raid and scourge of the Taliban, quit the Defense Innovation Board, according to Defense News. The job is less important than the signal sent. McRaven took the action last month, four days after he blasted President Trump in a caustic Washington Post Op-Ed entitled “Revoke my security clearance...
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The Legacy of James Angleton: Smoke, Mirrors, and Mass Surveillance
In the current issue of the New York Review of Books Max Hastings, conservative British journalist and pundit, contextualizes James Angleton in the history of U.S. intelligence. Hastings writes:
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Is the Deep State Behind the Anonymous New York Times Op-Ed?
Steve Hilton of Fox News think so, but rest assured, he is mistaken.
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In Memory of Matthew Aid, Chronicler of the NSA
I didn’t know Matthew Aid, a leading scholar of the National Security Agency who passed away this week, but I learned a lot from his book The Secret Sentry. For anyone who wants to know how NSA really works, his book is a good place to start. Easier yet, take a look at this document collection...