In fight over key surveillance law, officials look to sway congressional skeptics A fight looms over warrantless collection of communication of foreigners overseas. WEKU · Mar 23, 2023
Iraq WMD failures shadow US intelligence 20 years later Two decades ago, U.S. spy agencies wrongly believed Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023
Five crazy excuses why athletes failed a drug test after New Zealand Olympian thought EPO was ‘Covid jab’ Zane Robertson has been banned for eight years after offering a questionable excuse. Here are five other sports stars who have offered similarly ridiculous reasons for failing drug tests Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2023
The Degraded Currency of the Shadow Government Official secrets keep proliferating. Reason · Mar 21, 2023
The Company You Keep episode 4 recap: Charlie goes for a big haul In The Company You Keep episode 4, Charlie goes for the big haul and gets to meet Emma's parents for the first time. WhatToWatch · Mar 20, 2023
Fact vs Fiction: Godfather of Harlem season 3 episode 9 — was Vincent Gigante released from prison on a technicality? Godfather of Harlem season 3 episode 9 sees the original series' big bad Vincent Gigante return and Malcolm X have a near-death experience. WhatToWatch · Mar 20, 2023
Barzani to Asharq Al-Awsat: At Secret Meeting, Americans Informed us of Decision to Oust Saddam Saddam Hussein’s shadow often looms large over my meetings with Masoud Barzani. My career has allowed me to follow the thrilling and painful tales of both these officials. Both have an iron will and lived on a hot tin plate called Iraq. Saddam believed that the spirit of the nation… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 19, 2023
Who Owns Your Brain Data? Nita A. Farahany's The Battle for Your Brain shows how neurotech can help, or hurt, human liberty. Reason · Mar 18, 2023
Adam Brody on 'Shazam! Fury Of The Gods' and Muscle Suits The actor riffs on the franchise's future amid the DC reboot, making peace with 'The O.C.', and an ill-fated Scream 4 improv moment. Inverse · Mar 15, 2023
Dr No by Percival Everett review – something out of nothing Narrated by a mathematician, the American author’s antic shaggy dog story may disappoint fans of last year’s The Trees, but he knows exactly what he is doing The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2023
US government is trying to give ferrets Havana Syndrome to figure out what mystery illness is Former intelligence official says research being conducted means Defence Department has ‘extremely solid science’ The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023
A Global Mystery: What's Known about Nord Stream Explosions It’s a major international mystery with global consequences: Who was behind the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year in the Baltic Sea? The answer has broad implications for European energy security but could also threaten Western unity over backing Ukraine in defending itself from Russia’s invasion.… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 9, 2023
A global mystery: What's known about Nord Stream explosions It’s a major international mystery with global consequences: Who was behind the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year in the Baltic Sea The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023
Capitol Lens | By the Wray - Roll Call CIA Director William J. Burns’ reflection is seen over FBI Director Christopher Wray Wednesday during a Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing. Roll Call · Mar 8, 2023
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 8, 2023 US, Israeli Officials Hold Talks to Prevent Iran from Acquiring Nuclear Weapons Senior US and Israeli officials have held talks in Washington to reinforce security coordination with the aim of preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and deterring its increasing hostile activities in the Middle East and other regions. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Monday with Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 4, 2023 IAEA Chief in Iran to Increase Nuclear Inspections The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, arrived in Tehran on Saturday to discuss Iran's nuclear program after discovering particles of uranium enriched to a level close to making an atomic bomb. Grossi was received at the airport by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran…
The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2023 ‘I warned the FBI about this guy Osama bin Laden’: the people who predicted disasters, from the 2008 crash to Covid Whether it’s a terrorist attack or Donald Trump becoming US president: how do you live with being the person who foresaw a cataclysmic event?
WEKU · Mar 2, 2023 Zandra Flemister blazed a tough trail in the Secret Service. Now she's getting credit Flemister, who died last week, was the first Black woman to serve as a special agent in the 1970s, but was forced out by racial discrimination. She spent the next three decades in the foreign service.
The Conversation · Mar 2, 2023 Overclassification overkill: The US government is drowning in a sea of secrets The U.S. faces far more threats to its national security than from spy balloons or classified documents discovered in former and current presidents’ homes.
WEKU · Mar 1, 2023 U.S. Intelligence: foreign rivals didn't cause Havana Syndrome The U.S. intelligence community concludes it's "very unlikely" a foreign country is responsible for the so-called Havana Syndrome ailments involving U.S. officials working abroad.
Axios · Mar 1, 2023 Intel review: "Very unlikely" foreign adversary responsible for "Havana Syndrome" "We will continue to remain alert to any risks to the health and wellbeing of Agency officers," CIA Director William Burns said.
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 1, 2023 US investigated energy weapon, even aliens, but ‘Havana syndrome’ origin still unclear WASHINGTON — The U.S. intelligence community has concluded that a series of mysterious health incidents affecting U.S. personnel around the world since 2016 were unlikely to have been caused by a foreign adversary or by a directed energy weapon, after conducting what one intelligence official described as a “historic” investigation.
Al Jazeera · Mar 1, 2023 Report finds no evidence foreign powers behind ‘Havana Syndrome’ Multiyear investigation by US agencies casts doubt on speculation that a hostile power was behind unexplained ailments.
Zenger · Mar 1, 2023 CIA Warns That Iran Could Produce Uranium-Grade Weapons In The Matter Of Weeks Iran could enrich uranium to weapons-grade within weeks, but the CIA does not believe Tehran has made the decision to do so.
Tribune News Service · Mar 1, 2023 Editorial: Nation needs truth on Malcolm X's assassination A lawsuit filed last week by the family of Malcolm X, on the 58th anniversary of his assassination in Harlem’s Audubon Ballroom, might clear up the secrecy, lies and misinformation that still shroud the historical record.