CIA

From the dark corners of the CIA library: Official ‘Guidance to UFO Photographers’

For decades, the U.S. government has been accused of not only secretly investigating the existence of extra-terrestrials on and around our planet, but of conducting a generation-spanning cover up aimed at keeping the public at large in the dark about such visitors.  For many Americans, these accusations are little more than a plotline in some […]

At CIA, a watchful eye on Mike Pompeo, the president’s ardent ally

As CIA director, Mike Pompeo has taken a special interest in an agency unit that is closely tied to the investigation into possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign, requiring the Counterintelligence Mission Center to report directly to him. Officials at the center have, in turn, kept a watchful eye on Pompeo, who has […]

An eclipse, Soviet scientists and a deeply suspicious CIA

The request appeared reasonable enough. The Soviet Union wanted to send a relatively small team of scientists to an island in the Pacific administered by New Zealand ahead of an upcoming eclipse to conduct some harmless experiments. But it was 1956 and in those early days of the Cold War, anything the Soviets wanted to […]

The “Green Beret Affair” Project GAMMA, A Massive Snafu for the Army

During the war in Vietnam, the US Army Special Forces were headquartered in Nha Trang. During this time, the Special Forces troops had a close liaison with the CIA and the two organizations worked closely on many intelligence and special operations missions. Their most successful covert intelligence unit “Project GAMMA”, had its mission effectively shut […]

Behind the sudden death of a $1 billion secret C.I.A. war in Syria

 The end came quickly for one of the costliest covert action programs in the history of the C.I.A. During a White House briefing early last month, the C.I.A. director, Mike Pompeo, recommended to President Trump that he shut down a four-year-old effort to arm and train Syrian rebels. The president swiftly ended the program. The rebel […]

Op-Ed: The Public’s ‘Need to Know’ Doesn’t Include Names of Covert Operatives

Last month, the New York Times incredibly posted the name of the Central Intelligence Agency’s, (CIA) top operative overseeing the agency’s efforts in Iran. The Times justified its outing of this undercover and career CIA agent and his role within the agency by saying it was necessary since the agent is “leading an important new […]

The Public’s Need to Know Doesn’t Include Names of Covert Operatives

Last month, the New York Times incredibly posted the name of the Central Intelligence Agency’s, (CIA) top operative overseeing the agency’s efforts in Iran. The Times justified its outing of this undercover and career CIA agent and his role within the agency by saying it was necessary since the agent is “leading an important new […]

The New York Times recklessly exposes a CIA operative’s identity

When President Trump declared the media the “enemy of the American people,” I called it an outrage. Well, the New York Times seems to be working overtime to prove me wrong and Trump right. In a front-page story, the Times recently exposed the identity of the covert operative running the CIA’s Iran operations as Michael D’Andrea — noting that he was […]

Trump ends program to arm Syrian rebels. Was it ever effective?

The Trump administration has pulled the plug on a CIA covert action program to arm Syrian rebels in their fight against the Assad regime in Syria. The program, started under the Obama administration, was quickly leaked to the media after its inception, and had continued for four years. The intent was to provide Syrian rebel […]

Importance of intelligence operations in special operations missions

The attacks of 9/11 which seem so long ago caught the United States by surprise. There were some warning signs that were missed by our intelligence and law enforcement agencies but pointing the finger isn’t the purpose here. The last 16 years has our forces fighting a different kind of war, with a different set […]