John Brennan
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 11:CIA Director John Brennan appears before a House Select Intelligence committee hearing on Capitol Hill, April 11, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on worldwide threats facing the United States.
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No. Despite repeated promises from President Obama and the new CIA director John Brennan and the Attorney General Eric Holder during a hearing before the Senate, the (Obama) administration has not taken any efforts to increase transparency.
There was a lot of information that came out immediately after the AP broke that story ... Unfortunately, there was a hemorrhaging of information and leaks.More quotes »
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Hearing begins on fine for Ore. airport stripper
testimony before a federal administrative court judge on Tuesday, TSA workers and an airport officer described how John Brennan disrobed -- an act caught on smartphones and relayed on the Internet.Brennan is expected to testify Tuesday afternoon.On April 17, Read more »
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Senator's filibuster on CIA nominee divides GOP
-- Republicans split bitterly Thursday over a GOP senator's old-school filibuster of President Barack Obama's CIA nominee John Brennan amid claims that the administration could use drones to target Americans suspected of terrorism.Just hours after Sen. Rand Read more »
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Rand Paul filibuster blocks vote for John Brennan nomination to CIA top spot
of the Obama administration's drone policy mounted a self-described filibuster Wednesday to block Senate confirmation of John Brennan to take over as director of the CIA.Sen. Rand Paul , R-Ky., took the floor shortly before noon. With intermittent support Read more »
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Senator says panel to vote next week on CIA pick
-- The Senate Intelligence Committee is scheduled to vote early next week on John Brennan's nomination to be director of the CIA, the panel's Republican vice chairman said Thursday.Democratic leaders of the committee had hoped to hold the vote Thursday. But Read more »
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Basu: Targeted drone killings raise deep concerns
was a sadly ironic image broadcast from John Brennan 's Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing last week: a handful of protestors being herded out by police.Not so long ago, those women denouncing targeted drone killings and shouting they were Read more »
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CIA Head John Brennan Makes Unannounced Israel Visit
pumping gas from its off-shore oil discovery. Opposing views are trying to prohibit exports, arguing that [...] CIA director John Brennan made an unannounced visit to Israel to discuss the situation in Syria with Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon on Friday. from The Jewish Press Read more »
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Boston Suspect's Writing on the Wall
somebody tell CIA Director John Brennan about the handwriting on the inside wall of the boat in which Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was hiding before Boston-area police riddled it and him with bullets. Tell Brennan that Tsarnaev’s note is in plain English and that it from Humanitarian News Read more »
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Boston Suspect’s Writing on the Wall
somebody tell CIA Director John Brennan about the handwriting on the inside wall of the boat in which Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was hiding before Boston-area police riddled it and him with bullets. Tell Brennan that Tsarnaev’s note is in plain English and that it from AntiWar.com Read more »
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John Brennan makes surprise Israel trip over Syria concerns
director John Brennan has made a surprise visit to Israel in the wake of a series of Israeli airstrikes in Syria aimed at weapons stores believed to be Hezbollah-bound. According to Israeli media reports, Brennan met the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, from Salon Read more »
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CIA chief John Brennan in Israel on mystery stop
No other details of the meeting were released, The Associated Press reported. An official in Israel speaking on condition of anonymity confirmed the meeting took place. The meeting comes at a time of heightened concern among Israeli military and political from Washington Times Read more »
