CIA

Black NASA astronaut is replaced in sudden crew shuffle

Miami - Muslimchronicle

Jeanette Epps, 46, a former CIA agent turned astronaut, was about to become the first African-American to embark on a mission lasting several months at the International Space Station. It's still unclear why, but plans for her June liftoff suddenly changed, and another astronaut was chosen in her place, NASA has announced. "A number of factors are considered when making flight assignments;Read more

CIA chief denies agency role in Iran unrest

Washington - Muslimchronicle

The head of the CIA on Sunday denied his agency had any role in fomenting the recent anti-government protests in Iran but predicted the violent unrest "is not behind us." Mike Pompeo, named a year ago by President Donald Trump to head the intelligence agency, told Fox News Sunday that economic conditions in Iran "are not good." "That's what causedRead more

Saudi king, CIA chief discuss regional developments in Riyadh

Riyadh - Muslimchronicle

Saudi King Slaman bin Abdulaziz met with Mike Pompeo, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), at al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Monday and discussed bilateral relations and recent regional developments. The meeting was attended by Prince Khalid bin Salman, the Saudi ambassador to the US, Minister of State and Head of the Royal Court Khaled bin Abdulrahman AlRead more

Putin appreciates U.S intelligence cooperation

Moscow - Reeta Mahanna

Vladimir Putin phoned Donald Trump to thank him yesterday – after the CIA helped prevent a bomb attack in the Russian city of St Petersburg by terror group ISIS. The Kremlin said a tip-off provided by the US spy agency allowed the would-be attackers to be arrested before they could carry out their warped plan. A senior Trump administration officialRead more

Putin thanks Trump over thwarted terror attack

Moscow - Muslimchronicle

Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked his US counterpart Donald Trump on Sunday for the CIA’s help in thwarting a planned attack in Saint Petersburg, the second time in a week that the leaders have exchanged praise. Putin spoke by phone with Trump to convey his gratitude for intelligence supplied by the CIA which allowed Russia’s FSB security service to breakRead more

CIA chief says he warned Iran’s Soleimani over Iraq aggression

Tehra - Muslimchronicle

US Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo said on Saturday he sent a letter to Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani and Iranian leaders expressing concern regarding Iran’s increasingly threatening behavior in Iraq. Speaking during a panel at the annual Reagan National Defense Forum in Southern California, Pompeo said he sent the letter after the senior Iranian military commander had indicatedRead more

Trump should be 'ashamed' of attacks on ex-intel chiefs: former CIA head

Washington - Muslimchronicle

Former CIA chief John Brennan hit back at Donald Trump on Sunday, saying the president should be "ashamed" after he attacked as "political hacks" the intelligence leaders who concluded Russia meddled in the 2016 election. "Considering the source of the criticism, I consider that criticism a badge of honor," Brennan told CNN's State of the Union, where he appeared alongsideRead more

How Britain supported Gaddafi’s approach suppress opponents

London - Katia Hadad

Five days after 9/11, early on a Sunday evening, a small group of senior CIA officers drove from their headquarters in Langley, Virginia, to the British embassy at 3100 Massachusetts Avenue NW in Washington DC, in order to brief MI6 on the agency’s planned response to the attacks. Leading the delegation was Cofer Black, head of the CIA’s counter-terrorist centre.Read more

Former CIA agent to do community service in Italy for Muslim cleric kidnap

Milan - Muslimchronicle

A former CIA agent will do community service near Rome to complete her three-year sentence for taking part in the kidnapping of a Muslim cleric in Milan 14 years ago. Sabrina De Sousa’s lawyer said that a court in Milan on Monday approved community service for his client to teach English to minors in Rome province. Egyptian cleric Osama HassanRead more

Commit suicide to protect secrets, Bin Laden diktat to commanders

Khost - Muslimchronicle

Files released by the CIA in the Abbottabad raid that killed Osama bin Laden have revealed that the al-Qaeda leader directed his commanders and closest aides to commit suicide rather than fall into the hands of security forces. This, according to him, helps hide secrets pertaining to the organization and its financiers and supporters. In a letter, believed to beRead more