CIA chief in Moscow for unannounced talks, US media reports
Flight tracking data confirms an American military aircraft travelled to Russia from the US via Latvia on Tuesday.
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Gold Rush: Did CIA agent steal $40m in gold bars via work expenses? | Corruption News
A former senior Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) official has been accused of criminal theft of public money after hundreds of gold bars worth more than $40m were found hidden in his home. David Rush, the former official, was arrested on May 19, according to a joint statement released by the CIA and Federal Bureau of…
Mexican governor says she’s “being persecuted” over case of 2 CIA agents killed in drug lab raid
The Mexican governor of Chihuahua said Wednesday she was “being persecuted” by the country’s ruling party over the case of two U.S. officials who died in April during an unauthorized drug raid in her state. Maria Eugenia Campos, from the opposition National Action Party, appeared for questioning at the Mexican General Prosecutors office in Mexico…
CIA chief visits Cuba as energy crisis worsens
“During the meeting, Director Ratcliffe and Cuban officials discussed intelligence cooperation, economic stability, and security issues, all against the backdrop that Cuba can no longer be a safe haven for adversaries in the Western Hemisphere,” the official added.
Mexico says 2 CIA agents killed in crash weren’t authorized to participate in local raid
Mexico’s government said Saturday that two U.S. federal agents recently killed in a car crash in the country’s northern region were not authorized to participate in operations in Mexico. The two Americans killed in the crash were employees of the CIA, multiple people familiar with the matter told CBS News earlier this week. The CIA…
Mexico demands answers after CIA employees killed in car crash following drug lab raid: “We were not informed”
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters Tuesday that federal prosecutors are investigating potential violations of national security following a car accident in the northern Chihuahua state that killed two Mexican officers and two U.S. government agents. The two Americans killed in the crash were employees of the Central Intelligence Agency, multiple people familiar with the matter…
CIA releases new video aiming to recruit Chinese military officers
The CIA has released a new Mandarin-language recruitment video aimed at Chinese military officers, portraying a fictional, mid-level People’s Liberation Army officer grappling with corrupt leadership and ultimately choosing to contact the American intelligence agency. The video is the latest installment in a public-facing recruitment campaign targeting China, which CIA Director John Ratcliffe has described as the…
Africa: Former CIA Analyst Now Top U.S. Africa Official at State; Dealmaking Dominates as Conflicts Spread
Washington, DC — The Africa Bureau at the State Department has a new top official, Nick Checker. Unlike his recent predecessors who were career diplomats, he has been at State for only four months, having served for the previous decade as a military analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He spent part of last…
Venezuela: A not-so-covert CIA disaster in the making | Politics
On Saturday, the Reuters news agency published an exclusive report claiming that the United States is “poised to launch a new phase of Venezuela-related operations in the coming days”. The report cited four US officials who spoke on condition of anonymity. Two of the officials said covert operations would likely be the first step in…
Trump confirms he has authorized CIA covert operations in Venezuela
President Trump confirmed Wednesday that he has authorized the CIA to go into Venezuela and conduct covert operations. Asked by CBS News senior White House correspondent Ed O’Keefe why he did so, the president said he had two reasons: First, “they have emptied their prisons into the United States of America” and “allowed thousands and…