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Architect of US drone war faces public spotlight

February 7, 2013 03:01
The hard-nosed architect of the US drone war against Al-Qaeda, John Brennan, will face tough questions about secret assassinations Thursday from senators weighing his nomination to lead the CIA. The confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee promises to focus a rare public spotlight on President Barack Obama's covert campaign to hunt down Al-Qaeda suspects worldwide in drone bombing raids.

UPDATE 2-CIA nominee to face questions on interrogations, drones and leaks

February 6, 2013 20:00
(Updates with Obama giving access to legal opinion) By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON Feb 6 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's nominee to head the CIA, John Brennan, is expected to face tough questioning about leaks of sensitive information and U.S. spy activities from waterboarding to the use of drones when he appears at a Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday.

PREVIEW-CIA nominee to face questions on interrogations, drones and leaks

February 6, 2013 16:45
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON Feb 6 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's nominee to head the Central Intelligence Agency, John Brennan, is expected to face tough questioning about U.S. spy activities from waterboarding to the use of drones when he appears at a Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday.

Poland declines to answer court's questions on CIA jail

February 5, 2013 15:45
* ECHR says Poland did not provide details it requested * Rights groups say CIA held Qaeda suspects on Polish soil * Poland under pressure to investigate allegations By Christian Lowe WARSAW, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Poland has not answered questions put to it seven months ago by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) about whether the CIA ran a secret jail in Poland and how much Polish officials knew about it, the court said on Tuesday.

US didn't need rough interrogation to get bin Laden-Panetta

February 3, 2013 14:30
* Former CIA chief plays down role of "enhanced interrogation" * Some have said certain CIA methods constituted torture * Some CIA veterans credit key leads to interrogation techniques By Jim Wolf WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Leon Panetta, who as CIA director oversaw the U.S. operation that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, said the job could have been done without resorting to controversial interrogation methods that some have said constitute torture.

Panetta calls 'Zero Dark Thirty' a 'good movie'

February 2, 2013 16:15
The man who oversaw the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, ex-CIA director Leon Panetta, vouched Friday for "Zero Dark Thirty," calling it a "good movie" even though the tale of the biggest manhunt in history had to be simplified for the big screen. "It's a movie," Panetta said, laughing. "And it's a good movie. But I lived the real story," he told AFP in an interview.

Panetta calls 'Zero Dark Thirty' a 'good movie'

February 1, 2013 22:00
The man who oversaw the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, ex-CIA director Leon Panetta, vouched Friday for "Zero Dark Thirty," calling it a "good movie" even though the tale of the biggest manhunt in history had to be simplified for the big screen. "It's a movie," Panetta said, laughing. "And it's a good movie. But I lived the real story," he told AFP in an interview.

UPDATE 2-Who's silencing Guantanamo court audio feed, judge asks

January 28, 2013 16:30
(Updates with censorship question, hearing ends for the day) * Pretrial hearings resume for five charged in 9/11 attacks * Audio feed is mysteriously cut during hearing * Defense wants secret CIA prisons preserved as evidence By Jane Sutton

RPT-Preserve CIA prisons as evidence, lawyers for 9/11 suspects ask

January 28, 2013 02:30
(Repeats with no changes to text) * New round of pretrial hearings set to begin at Guantanamo naval base * Five defendants could face execution if convicted * Defense alleges their treatment was "government misconduct" By Jane Sutton GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba, Jan 28 (Reuters) - L awyers for five alleged 9/11 conspirators who claim they were tortured in secret CIA prisons have asked a U.S. military judge to order that the prisons be preserved as evidence.

Ex-CIA officer sentenced to 30 months in prison in leaks case

January 25, 2013 12:45
Jan 25 (Reuters) - A former Central Intelligence Agency officer was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Friday for blowing a CIA agent's cover, the Justice Department said. John Kiriakou's sentence as part of a plea agreement marks the first time in 27 years that someone has gone to prison for disclosing a covert CIA agent's name. Kiriakou was sentenced in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, a Justice Department spokesman said. He had pleaded guilty in October to one count of disclosing an agent's identity.
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