CIA

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UK spies to be investigated over claims they were complicit in torture of CIA prisoner
Investigatory powers tribunal to examine complaint brought by Mustafa al-Hawsawi, who was tortured while detained by CIA

Harry Davies

31, May, 2023 @4:00 PM

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Guantánamo detainee accuses UK agencies of complicity in his torture
Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri wants to bring case examining alleged role of MI5, MI6 and GCHQ in his mistreatment by CIA

Harry Davies

28, May, 2023 @6:13 PM

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This 9/11 suspect has spent 20 years in Guantánamo. Is he nearing a deal with the US?
Ammar al-Baluchi was a human experiment for interrogators learning brutal techniques. Now prosecutors have proposed a plea bargain

Moustafa Bayoumi

17, May, 2023 @5:00 AM

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‘The forever prisoner’: Abu Zubaydah’s drawings expose the US’s depraved torture policy
Exclusive: For 21 years, the detainee has been in US custody without charge, tortured and sexually humiliated, with no prospect for release

Ed Pilkington in New York

11, May, 2023 @10:00 AM

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The Last Honest Man: Frank Church and the fight to restrain US power
Pulitzer-winner James Risen calls the late Democratic senator an ‘American Cicero’ – and makes a strong case

Lloyd Green

07, May, 2023 @6:00 AM

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Too many with access, too little vetting. Pentagon leaks were ‘a matter of time’
Jack Teixeira’s arrest has exposed a system weakened by the legacy of 9/11 and caught off guard by an enemy that is increasingly within

Julian Borger and Manisha Ganguly

15, Apr, 2023 @2:31 PM

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Revealed: the terrorist hired by the CIA to catch Carlos the Jackal
According to a new book, the Swiss leftwing extremist Bruno Bréguet was hired by the US intelligence agency to spy on his infamous boss – and contributed to his capture

Jason Burke

09, Apr, 2023 @9:00 AM

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‘Havana syndrome’ not caused by foreign adversary, US intelligence says
The involvement of overseas foes in ‘anomalous health incidents’ suffered by US diplomats and spies was deemed ‘very unlikely’

Julia Carrie Wong in New York

01, Mar, 2023 @8:41 PM

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How the Durham inquiry backfired to show weaponization of Trump DoJ
Investigation into origin of FBI Trump-Russia inquiry is ending with little to show but questions over its own political bias

Peter Stone in Washington

10, Feb, 2023 @10:00 AM

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Guantánamo detainee who was tortured by CIA released to Belize
Al-Qaida courier turned informant Majid Khan, 42, to be permanently resettled after being held in US custody for nearly 20 years

Julian Borger in Washington

02, Feb, 2023 @8:39 PM

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‘In real life, you don’t touch the trigger until you plan on squeezing’: what actual spies think of TV thrillers
Too much sex and gunfights, far too little paperwork … espionage shows aren’t exactly a masterclass in realism. Ex-agents reveal what they get right and wrong

Andy Meek

24, Dec, 2022 @1:00 PM

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CIA director meets Russian counterpart as US denies secret peace talks
Bill Burns says US is not ‘discussing settlement of war’ in Ukraine as Zelenskiy visits Kherson

Dan Sabbagh in London and Lorenzo Tondo in Klobeve

14, Nov, 2022 @7:21 PM

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