Central Intelligence Agency Blog Posts

Politicizing Counterterrorism

Why the government is giving the next Timothy McVeigh a free pass.

Good Counterterrorism Is Cheap, and Expensive Counterterrorism Is Not Good

The idea that Bin Laden's death was the product of America's massive defense expenditures is balderdash.

How Bush Lost bin Laden

Thank you, Mr. Bush, Mr. Rumsfled, Ms. Rice, et al. for taking your eyes off the ball.

Obama's Secret Syria Intervention

As it turns out, Assad isn't just paranoid. The U.S. really is conspiring against him.

Cronyism at the CIA

Intelligence has become big business and the CIA can't seem to hold on to the best and brightest. Trouble at Langley.  

The Return of Dick Cheney

Like a piece of gum stuck to your shoe, Dick Cheney seems impossible to ignore—no matter how hard you try.

Don't Blacklist Russia

Isolating Russia over human-rights concerns will only backfire. And it's not like America's record has been stellar over the last decade, either.

A Scholar and A Patriot: the Death of Chalmers Johnson

Remembering Chalmers Johnson, an American original that many thought was off his rocker. Until they figured out he was right.

Harold P. Ford and the Integrity of Intelligence

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has politicized intelligence for decades. Vietnam all over again.

Department of Terrible Predictions

Pundits like to go for the most dire predictions. But they're often completely wrong. Where's the accountability?

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May 26, 2012