Tuesday, November 22, 2011

The CIA Loses Spies In Lebanon And Iran -- News Roundup

Major CIA Network Unraveled By Hezbollah, Iran -- CBS/AP

(CBS/AP) WASHINGTON - Hezbollah has partially unraveled the CIA's spy network in Lebanon, severely damaging the intelligence agency's ability to gather vital information on the terrorist organization at a tense time in the region, former and current U.S. officials said.

Officials said several foreign spies working for the CIA had been captured by Hezbollah in recent months. The blow to the CIA's operations in Lebanon came after top agency managers were alerted last year to be especially careful handling informants in the Middle East country.

Meanwhile, Iran has also apparently succeeded in uncovering the identities of at least a handful of alleged CIA informants, Reuters reports.

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More News On The CIA's Loss Of Agents In Lebanon And Iran

Hezbollah, Iran uncover CIA informants -- Reuters
CIA spies 'caught' in Iran, Lebanon – U.S. media -- RIA Novosti
CIA's 'pizza' blunders leave informants facing execution -- The Telegraph
‘Pizza’ Party Codeword May Have Doomed CIA Spies -- Danger Room
Hezbollah unravels CIA spy network in Lebanon -- AP
U.S. Spies Outed, CIA Suffers in Lebanon -- Time/AP
Hezbollah uncovers CIA informants -- CNN
U.S. fears CIA spies caught, executed -- UPI
CIA spy ring busted in Iran and Lebanon -- RT
Intelligence Blunder in Beirut? -- Steve Clemons, The Atlantic

1 comment:

VICKERSS said...

CIA forced to curb spying in Lebanon....LOL, This story is utter bullshit and Grand Disinformation made BY CIA... I know first hand, CIA has hundreds upon hundreds of informants/agents in Lebanon's highest echelons in every area of interest....

The agency's crucial post in Beirut is affected after the arrest of several informants this year, sources say.....LOL, this is utter disinformation through and through....sure they lost a few...., C'est l'arbre qui cache la foret in CIA Lingo....LOL!