CIA directors rarely figure in partisan political campaigns but Gina Haspel has become an issue in two U.S. Senate campaigns.
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Pentagon Prepared to Retaliate Against Russia for Election Cyber Attacks
From the reliable Center for Public Integrity: The existence of such a plan means that America is more fully integrating offensive cyber attacks into its overall military planning systems, a move likely to make cyber combat more likely and eventually more commonplace, sometimes without first gaining specific presidential approval. Cyber attacks are now on a...
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Ex-CIA Chief Calls on Votes to ‘Reject Inflammatory Rhetoric’
Not since George H.W. Bush ran for president in 1980 has a former CIA director involved himself so deeply in U.S. electoral politics. “As the child of an immigrant, I will vote for candidates who believe in America living up to its values & remaining the world’s melting pot,” Brennan tweeted. Source: Ex-CIA chief: Vote...
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The Bad Side of Best Practices in Intelligence
As the world grows increasingly complex, chaotic, and interconnected, best practices will become more and more obsolete. The intelligence community has collected its way into the problem it now faces: a check-the-box list of practices that worked much better in a world with cement walls instead of virtual ones. It is boxed in. Source: Boxed...
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North Korea Spends Massively on Luxury Goods
So says Suh Hoon, director of South Korea’s National Intelligence Agency (NIS). The purchased contraband items reportedly include automobiles, fur and liquor.