CIA briefed 68 lawmakers on interrogation program

2010-02-24T05:45:39Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - CIA officials briefed at least 68 U.S. lawmakers between 2001 and 2007 on enhanced interrogation methods like simulated drowning that were being considered or used against captured al Qaeda members, ...

Chertoff, Hayden Discuss Privatization Of U.S. Intelligence Work

2009-08-20T07:30:42Z

WASHINGTON - AUGUST 20: Former Central Intelligence Office Director Michael Hayden participates in a discussion at the National Press Club on August 20, 2009 in Washington, D...

110th annual VFW Convention

2009-08-17T09:52:03Z

epa01826703 Former CIA director Michael Hayden speaks prior to U.S. President Barack Obama during a visit to the 110th annual VFW Convention at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, ...

AP Interview: Hayden denies Congress not informed

2010-02-26T10:42:12Z

<div id="subtitle">AP Interview: Former CIA chief Hayden says leading congressmen knew full scope of surveillance</div><div><p>Former CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden angrily struck back Saturday at assertions the Bush administration's post-9/11 surveillance program was more far-reaching than imagined and was largely concealed from congressional overseers.</p><...

Domestic Surveillance Hayden

2009-07-11T13:45:12Z

FILE -- In this Feb. 5, 2008, file photo, then CIA Director, Lt. Gen. Michael Hayden, testifies about world threats before a Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)<...

Official: Obama doesn't want interrogation charges

2010-03-02T16:29:44Z

<div id="subtitle">Top Obama official says president doesn't want charges for those behind interrogation policy</div><div><p>President Barack Obama does not intend to prosecute Bush administration officials who devised the policies that led to the harsh interrogation of suspected terrorists, White House chief of staff

Senate to look into effectiveness of CIA methods

2010-03-01T07:24:38Z

<div id="subtitle">Do TV agent Jack Bauer's tactics really work? Senate seeks probe of harsh interrogations</div><div><p>Anecdotes, news reports and even the many times "24" agent Jack Bauer has saved the country on TV aren't enough to convince the US Army field manual that bars the use of "waterboarding" and other harsh interrogation techniques was set forth Thursday as the single standard for interrogations of prisoners.</p><p>President Barack Obama ordered the change, which brings to a close the CIA Director Michael Hayden says waterboarding, harsh interrogations were effective</div><div><p>CIA Director Michael Hayden strenuously defended the effectiveness of the CIA's harsh interrogation techniques Thursday, only moments after Attorney General-designate

Hayden: al-Qaida boxed in, Iran near nuke decision

2010-03-02T21:08:32Z

<div id="subtitle">CIA chief: al-Qaida's hands tied in Pakistan; Iran may be nearing nuclear decision point</div><div><p>The CIA has hampered al-Qaida's free rein in the tribal region of western Pakistan, and Iran appears ...

CIA Hayden Interview

2009-04-27T09:21:10Z

CIA Director Michael Hayden, center, takes part in a news conference at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

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Bin Laden is isolated, Qaeda resilient: CIA chief

2010-03-01T20:22:20Z

<div><p>Osama bin Laden, deeply isolated and likely near the rugged Afghanistan-Pakistan border, has been forced to devote much of his energy to his own security while his Al-Qaeda terror network remains resilient, Osama bin Laden remains deeply isolated and has been forced to devote much of his energy to his own security, while his Al-Qaeda terror network remains resilient, CIA Director Michael Hayden said in a speech on Thursday.</p><p>"He is putting a lot of energy into his...

CIA: Hunt for bin Laden still a top priority

2010-03-01T20:27:08Z

<div id="subtitle">CIA director says bin Laden isolated from daily operations, hunt for him still a top priority</div><div><p>Osama bin Laden is isolated from the day-to-day operations of al-Qaida, but the terrorist organization he built is spreading its influence in Africa and the

CIA, NI directors expect to lose their jobs under Obama: report

2010-03-01T21:44:29Z

<div><p>The current chiefs of National Intelligence and the CIA expect to be replaced when Barack Obama takes over as US president on January 20, the Washington Post reported Wednesday.</p><p>Several senior Democrats oppose keep...

CIA chief: Military strikes offer lessons

2010-02-28T11:23:35Z

<div id="subtitle">CIA director: US government learns from military strikes that 'tickle' enemy groups</div><div><p>The U.S. government is analyzing the results of strikes against enemy targets to learn how the groups respond when attacked, the CIA's director said Wednesday.</p>&lt...

Hayden: Next president should let CIA do its job

2010-02-28T13:33:58Z

<div id="subtitle">CIA director: Next president should just let agency do its job, cites 'transformation fatigue'</div><div><p>The best way for the next president to help the CIA would be to "do nothing," agency director Michael Hayden said Tuesday.</p><p>"We've been pu...

CIA chief: Al-Qaida is top nuclear concern

2010-02-28T13:35:36Z

<div id="subtitle">CIA chief: Al-Qaida top nuclear concern; North Korea, Iran have capacity, less likely to use</div><div><p>Iran and North Korea both have the capability to produce nuclear weapons but al-Qaida is the CI...

The worst of the worst

2010-03-04T12:56:47Z

<div><p>Jane Mayer's new book, <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl/9780385526395.html">The Dark Side</a>, reveals in greater detail the utter depravity of the Bush administration's official policy of torture. Mayer's long investigation makes clear that the tactics employed by the CIA...

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