Tag: CIA Director
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Coup in the Offing?
Another person whose job is on the line in the waning days of the Trump presidency is the CIA director, Gina Haspel. Republican Senator John Cornyn has just defended Haspel
November 18, 2020 -
Gina Haspel sworn in as CIA’s first female director
Gina Haspel was sworn in on Monday as the first female director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in its 71-year history. Speaking at a ceremony at the agency’s headquarters in Langley, in the US state of Virginia, Haspel said that she is honoured to lead the agency, calling her service of over 30 years …
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May 22, 2018 -
CIA Director met Russian counterpart in US
The Trump administration let a top Russian spy official visit the US last week for meetings with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) even though there are sanctions against the Russian that prohibit such visits. The meeting between CIA’s Mike Pompeo and his Russian counterpart Sergey Naryshkin did take place, CBS News reported …
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January 31, 2018 -
China as big a threat to US as Russia: CIA Director
Chinese efforts to exert covert influence over the West are just as worrying as Russian subversion, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has said. Mike Pompeo told the BBC that the Chinese “have a much bigger footprint” to carry out such covert activities than the Russians. The US intelligence community accuses Russia of …
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January 30, 2018 -
Kim Jong-Un can use nukes as ‘coercive’ tool: CIA Director
CIA Director Mike Pompeo has said that the nuclear missile programme of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s regime is designed not only for self-defence but also for intimidation as it can be used as “coercive” tool with the intent of reunifying the Korean peninsula under his rule. “We do believe he would use these tool …
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January 24, 2018 -
Former US spy master bats for H1B visas
Amidst a series of legislations seeking to curb H-1B visa abuse being introduced in the US Congress, a former CIA Director has told lawmakers that work- visas are "critically important" and if bright immigrants are denied entry then they could go to other countries like Canada. "As the Congress takes up a discussion of the …
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February 2, 2017