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US says it may kill Americans abroad

By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: February 4, 2010
John Byrne/Raw Story In a striking admission from the Obama Administration’s top intelligence officer, Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair announced Wednesday that the United States may target its own citizens abroad for death if it believes they are associated with terrorist groups.
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Capabilities of U.S. intelligence agencies questioned

By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: January 27, 2010
Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. intelligence agencies set up after the September 11, 2001 attacks still have trouble with sharing information that could help them thwart plots like the one to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day, a senior counterterrorism official said on Wednesday.
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Former CIA agent: Bush made intelligence problems worse

By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: January 10, 2010
David Edwards and Daniel Tencer/Rawstory A former CIA field officer says the Bush administration’s reforms of the intelligence community have made it more difficult to prevent terrorist operations. Speaking to MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann, Jack Rice, now an on-air personality at Air America radio, said the creation of the National Counterterrorism Center and the office of the Director [...]
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Gates Angry About Defense-Related Leaks

By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: November 13, 2009
So, does this go for Hoekstra? Is he gone for having leaked this info? I’m not holding my breath, but we all know what kind of screaming and pearl clutching would be going on if the leaker wasn’t a right winger. ELISABETH BUMILLER | New York Times OSHKOSH, Wis. — Defense Secretary Robert M. [...]
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