Central Intelligence Agency
The Obama Regime’s Fabricated “Terror Conspiracy” in Defense of the Police State
By James Petras :: 08.13.2013
Introduction
Representative democracies and autocratic dictatorships respond to profound internal crises in very distinctive ways: the former attempts to reason with citizens, explaining the causes, consequences and alternatives; dictatorships attempt to terrorize, intimidate and distract the public by evoking bogus external threats, to perpetuate and justify rule by police state methods and avoid facing up to the self-inflicted crises.
IRS gets help from DEA and NSA to collect data
By Robert Bridge | RT | August 8, 2013
The Internal Revenue Service reportedly received incriminating information on US citizens from the Drug Enforcement Agency, with the assistance of the National Security Agency, before concealing the paper trail from defendants.
CIA targeted rescuers of drone victims in Pakistan: Report
Press TV – August 1, 2013
The CIA unmanned aircraft deliberately targeted rescuers attempting to help victims of previous drone strikes in Pakistan’s tribal areas, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism has found.
Ex-CIA Agent Accuses Top Bush Officials of Approving Kidnapping in Italy and then Abandoning those who Followed Orders
By Noel Brinkerhoff and Danny Biederman | AllGov | July 31, 2013
A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer has gone public with claims that the George W. Bush administration agreed to an Italian trial of CIA officials for abducting an Islamic cleric in 2003, so that the president and other senior leaders would be protected from prosecution.
At least 1 in 5 drone strike victims a confirmed civilian – leaked Pakistani records
RT | July 22, 2013
Leaked internal data produced by Pakistani officials documenting drone strikes on the ground reveal a high civilian death toll, countering US claims that the targeted assassination campaign results in “exceedingly rare” fatalities.
CIA Murder Claims Are Credible, but Too Late
By RYAN ABBOTT | Courthouse News | July 23, 2013
WASHINGTON – A federal judge dismissed claims that the CIA dosed a bioweapons scientist with LSD in 1953, killed him and made it look like a suicide.
Court rules journalists can’t keep their sources secret
RT | July 19, 2013
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that New York Times journalist James Risen must testify in the trial of a former Central Intelligence Agency officer accused of leaking classified national defense information to the media.
Panama refuses to extradite CIA’s Lady to Italy
Press TV – July 20, 2013
Panama has refused to extradite the former CIA chief of Milan station to Italy where he has been sentenced to nine years in prison for the 2003 abduction of an Egyptian Muslim cleric on suspicion of terrorist activities.
Italian justice ministry’s press office on Thursday announced that Robert Seldon Lady, also known as “Mister Bob,” has been arrested in Panama. However, it is not clear when and where he has been arrested.
Ex-CIA station chief in Milan detained in Panama
RT | July 18, 2013
A former station chief with the CIA has been detained in Panama after being on the run from Italian police for more than a decade.