Ex-CIA official pleads guilty to leaking top-secret docs about Israel’s plans to strike Iran
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Ex-CIA analyst guilty of leaking docs on Israel plans to strike Iran
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Former CIA employee pleads guilty to leaking files on Israel’s Iran strikes
U.S. Spy Chief Took on Role of Negotiator in Gaza War
As C.I.A. director, William J. Burns was deeply focused on China and Russia when the Middle East conflict plunged him back into his old life.
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Former CIA official says Israel-Hamas ceasefire ‘is actually quite a bad deal’
Israeli negotiators head to Doha to try to seal Hamas hostage, cease-fire deal
Israel-Hamas ceasefire latest: Israel says 737 prisoners to be released in first phase of Gaza truce deal
Israel’s government voted in favour of the truce after the country’s security cabinet, chaired by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, agreed to the ceasefire and hostage deal earlier on Friday. The vote is believed to have been 24 in favour and eight against early on Saturday morning local time.
Terms of ceasefire deal could create uncertainty and long wait for hostages’ families
Former chief of staff at the CIA and Pentagon Jeremy Bash explains why separating hostages and releasing them at two different times as outlined in the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel is not an ideal agreement.
In warning about China, CIA director nominee praises technology but says human intelligence vital
CIA director nominee John Ratcliffe said the agency needs to focus on its mission in the face of growing challenges from China and others during his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday.
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CIA chief says hostage talks ‘quite serious’; White House: Deal possible by Jan. 20
Washington optimistic on chances of closing agreement to release Israelis held by Hamas before end of Biden's term; Netanyahu huddles with security chiefs to discuss negotiations
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Former Texas congressman vows to keep politics out of CIA as director
WASHINGTON — Former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CIA, vowed to make the agency more muscular while keeping its work apolitical during his nomination hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday.
John Ratcliffe promises to prioritize China threat as CIA director
Ratcliffe, a former director of national intelligence during Trump’s first administration, is expected to be confirmed to run the Central Intelligence Agency.
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Expert Q&A: The Gaza Deal — and the ‘Trump Effect’
The Trump administration has much to consider about Israel, Gaza, Saudi Arabia and Iran as it implements the ceasefire deal.
The Diplomatic Spy
Words matter, but looking back on his time as the head of the world’s most important spy agency, Burns also had numbers on his mind. By his own count, he had made 84 trips overseas during his four years as director of the CIA.
Several protesters in US disrupt Senate confirmation hearings for Trump's cabinet choices
Wednesday was chock full of Senate hearings, including Pam Bondi for attorney general, Marco Rubio for secretary of state, John Ratcliffe for CIA chief among others
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Trump Announces Troubling Blacklist for White House
Pam Bondi, Donald Trump’s nominee for the next U.S. attorney general, refused to give a basic yes or no answer, during her confirmation hearing Wednesday, regarding her views on birthright citizenship, which is etched into the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution.