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 […]

A hardline ‘chain-smoking convert to Islam’ was just named the CIA’s Iran Chief

The CIA just appointed a hardline “chain-smoking convert to Islam” as its new chief of Iran operations, possibly signaling that the agency could take an even harder stance against the regime in Tehran, according to The New York Times. Michael D’Andrea, known internally by his nicknames “Dark Prince” or “Ayatollah Mike,” previously worked on the hunt for […]