|
|
Potential CIA chief cites critics in ending bid
WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama's top pick to head the CIA blamed his sudden withdrawal from consideration on critics who blamed him for harsh Bush administration policies on interrogations, detentions and secret renditions.
Nations:U.S. People:Dianne Feinstein Michael Hayden Barack Obama Activities:Obama Admin. CIA Prison Scandal Source:(AP)
2008-11-26
Candidate for top intelligence post withdraws name
WASHINGTON -- A former senior U.S. intelligence official Tuesday withdrew from consideration for a top intelligence post in the new Obama administration amid protests from liberal groups linking him to the Bush administration's "enhanced interrogation" and secret transfers of terrorism suspects to nations that torture prisoners and political opponents.
People:Robert Gates Michael Hayden Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Activities:Obama Admin.
2008-11-26
Suspected US missile strike kills 10 in Pakistan: officials
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (AFP) - A suspected US missile strike killed at least 10 Islamist militants in a Pakistani tribal region known as a hub of Al-Qaeda and Taliban rebels, security officials said Friday.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan People:David Petraeus Michael Hayden Activities:Pakistan-U.S.
2008-11-14
Bin Laden is isolated, Qaeda resilient: CIA chief
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Osama bin Laden, deeply isolated and likely near the rugged Afghanistan-Pakistan border, has been forced to devote much of his energy to his own security while his Al-Qaeda terror network remains resilient, CIA Director Michael Hayden said Thursday.
Nations:Afghanistan Yemen Saudi Arabia Pakistan Algeria Philippines People:Mike McConnell Michael Hayden Osama bin Laden Barack Obama George W. Bush
2008-11-13
CIA's Hayden says al-Qaida still greatest threat
WASHINGTON - Osama bin Laden is isolated from the day-to-day operations of al-Qaida but the terrorist organization he built is spreading its influence in Africa and the Middle East, CIA director Michael Hayden said Thursday. Al-Qaida remains the single greatest threat to the United States, Hayden said in remarks prepared for delivery at the Atlantic Council.
Nations:Saudi Arabia Pakistan U.S. People:Michael Hayden Source:(AP)
2008-11-13
| Headlines |
|
Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100
|
|
|