Friday, August 28, 2009

CIA News Updates -- August 28, 2009

Abuse Issue Puts The C.I.A. And Justice Dept. At Odds -- New York Times

WASHINGTON — With the appointment of a prosecutor to investigate detainee abuses, long-simmering conflicts between the Central Intelligence Agency and the Justice Department burst into plain view this week, threatening relations between two critical players on President Obama’s national security team.

The tension between the agencies complicates how the administration handles delicate national security issues, particularly the tracking and capturing of suspected terrorists overseas. It also may distract Mr. Obama, who is trying to move beyond the battles of the Bush years to focus on an ambitious domestic agenda, most notably health care legislation.

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More News On The CIA

CIA Will Cover Legal Fees -- Washington Post
US will pay for lawyer in Italian kidnapping trial -- AP
Inside Story of Leon Panetta's Tirade Over CIA Probe -- FOX News
Holder's Decision To Probe CIA Hints At a New Dynamic -- Washington Post
'06 Memo Cites Food Strike by Detainees -- Washington Post
Obama Could Face Trouble Over CIA Investigation -- U.S. News And World
CIA interrogations and the Blackwater affair: The underside of war -- The Economist
Judge's order challenges executive branch secrecy -- McClatchy News
Blackwater: CIA assassins? -- ZNet
Torture and the CIA: Investigate White House higher-ups? -- L.A. Times opinion
The Fall Guy: CIA Director Leon Panetta getting sacked by his own team. -- The Wall Street Journal
Commentary: Prosecuting CIA a foolish move -- CNN opinion

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