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Updated: May 28, 2009
Backgrounder
Pakistan's intelligence agency, the ISI, faces persistent accusations of links to terrorism, despite repeated denials.
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May 20, 2009
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Michael J. Gerson argues, "the Obama administration and the Democratic Congress have delivered a series of blows to the pride and morale of the Central Intelligence Agency."
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April 23, 2009
Interview
President Obama's decision to release information on CIA interrogation techniques has sparked furious debate over U.S. handling of terror suspects. CFR's Daniel Prieto says the new details indicate the "contorted" logic used by the Bush administration to justify harsh questioning.
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April 17, 2009
Must Read
Michael V. Hayden and Michael Mukasey argue that the point of interrogation is intelligence, not confession.
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March 12, 2009
Must Read
David S. Broder says that withdrawal of Charles Freeman, who would have headed the National Intelligence Council, is a loss to the United States.
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March 8, 2009
Op-Ed
Parade
Leslie H. Gelb discusses whether the Obama administration, unlike those past, can improve U.S. intelligence capabilities.
See more in U.S. Strategy and Politics
February 23, 2009
Transcript
Robert S. Mueller III, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), discusses the FBI's efforts to act as a global security, national security, and law enforcement organization, and to effectively address the threat of global terrorism.
See more in National Security and Defense, Counterterrorism, U.S. Strategy and Politics
February 6, 2009
Audio
Listen to CFR experts Daniel B. Prieto and Matthew C. Waxman discuss the implications of President Obama’s decision to close the Guantánamo prison camp and reverse the Bush Administration's policies on detention and interrogation.
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January 22, 2009
Must Read
The torture debate is critical not only because it gets us to the core of our values, but because the danger to American cities is not from tanks and armies, but from individuals and their intentions.
See more in United States, Human Rights, Terrorism and the Law
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