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Salon's charges of CIA ties to the Paris Review? Read skeptically
Jacket CopyA new and fascinating story in Salon makes connections between The Paris Review and the CIA -- and goes a little too far.... -
Pakistani doctor caught between counterterrorism and treason
World NowThe treason conviction and 33-year prison sentence given the Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA locate Osama bin Laden last year has outraged U.S. leaders who see Shakeel Afridi as a hero in their campaign against terrorism. A Senate panel voted to slash... -
Hollywood a longtime friend of the CIA
WASHINGTON — Some Republican lawmakers were outraged when federal records released last week showed that the White House, CIA and Defense Department granted high-level access last year to a pair of acclaimed filmmakers researching an action thriller...
Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Osama bin Laden, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Police Investigations, Iraq
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Foreign actors in India do well by playing the bad
MUMBAI, India — To prepare for one of his many Bollywood roles playing a nasty foreigner, Gary Richardson doesn't do a lot of research, embrace method acting or even give the character much thought. "This is stereotype acting," the American said....
Tags: Celebrities, Julia Roberts, Amitabh Bachchan, Tom Cruise, Mumbai (India)
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Nigeria Islamic group Boko Haram spreads fear far and wide
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — In brutally poor neighborhoods and mansions alike, this city choked by military checkpoints seethes with rumors, paranoia and conspiracy theories. Even academics like to assert a favorite: The homegrown Islamic extremist...
Tags: North Africa, Niger, Wars and Interventions, Goodluck Jonathan, Armed Conflicts
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CIA discloses names of 15 killed in line of duty
WASHINGTON — The CIA on Tuesday disclosed the names of 15 of its operatives killed in the line of duty over the last 30 years, the result of a new effort to honor fallen officers whose sacrifices had long gone unrecognized by all but a few....Tags: U.S. Embassy, Human Interest, Lobbying, Police Investigations, Espionage and Intelligence
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Documents provide new insight into Kathryn Bigelow's Bin Laden movie
24 FramesThe release of government documents has fanned a simmering controversy in Washington over how much access the White House, the CIA and the Pentagon granted director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal for their upcoming movie on the hunt for... -
Senators protest conviction of doctor who helped find bin Laden
WASHINGTON -- In response to the conviction in a Pakistani court of the doctor who helped the United States track down Osama bin Laden, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted Thursday to cut aid to Pakistanby by $1 million for every year of the doctor&...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey O. Graham, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan
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Pakistan doctor who helped CIA find Osama bin Laden sentenced
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A Pakistani doctor who led a phony vaccination campaign aimed at helping the CIA pinpoint Osama bin Laden's whereabouts was convicted of treason Wednesday and sentenced to 33 years in prison, a decision that is likely to...
Tags: Osama bin Laden, Police Investigations, Prisons, DNA, Islamabad (Pakistan)
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Pakistani doctor who helped find Bin Laden gets 33 years in prison
A Pakistani doctor who led a phony vaccination campaign aimed at helping the CIA pinpoint Osama bin Laden’s whereabouts was convicted of treason Wednesday and sentenced to 33 years in prison, a decision that is likely to further erode Washington&...
Tags: Osama bin Laden, Prisons, Hepatitis B , DNA, Career and Workplace
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NATO summit: Obama's Pakistan gamble falls flat
CHICAGO — When the White House sent a last-minute invitation for Asif Ali Zardari to attend the two-day NATO summit, they were taking a highly public gamble. Would sharing the spotlight with President Obama and other global leaders induce the...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama, International Organizations, David Cameron, Chicago Tribune
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CIA honors officer killed in the line of duty in Yemen
WASHINGTON -- At Jeffrey Patneau's funeral in October 2008, his family was not allowed to talk about where he had worked or what he had done. He was described as a State Department employee, which was his cover. "It was very difficult, because people...
Tags: Human Interest, U.S. Embassy, Lobbying, Transportation Accidents, Police Investigations
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