CIA

Gina Haspel Faces Tough Confirmation to Head C.I.A.

President Trump’s pick to serve as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency Gina Haspel faces a challenging confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee today. Haspel has worked at the C.I.A. for 33 years, almost all of those years entirely undercover. Opponents of Haspel’s nomination are concerned about her role in the C.I.A.’s use of controversial interrogation techniques of terrorism suspects that are widely considered to be torture. The Takeaway profiles Haspel alongside her Senate confirmation hearing. Plus, we do a deep dive into the nature of wealth in order to understand what it means to be 'elite' in America; and we examine the implications of withdrawing from the Iran deal.

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Gina Haspel Faces Tough Confirmation to Head C.I.A.
Spying

Espionage in the Age of Terror

“What was unreasonable at 8 o'clock in the morning on September 11 may have been quite reasonable by 2 o'clock in the afternoon given the changed circumstances in which the country found itself.” (Michael Hayden, former former director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency)
Espionage in the Age of Terror

Justifying Torture, Kurt Cobain's Unseen Life, and The Daunting World of Modern Love

1. Nation's Top Psychological Group Aided CIA Torture | 2. The Boxer and The Batterer: Inside Floyd Mayweather's History of Domestic Violence | 3. Thanks, Internet: The Best Five Things Online This Week | 4. Movie Date: Films to See and Avoid This Weekend | 5. Director of New Kurt Cobain Doc Weighs In on Artist's Unseen Life | 6. No Labels, No Drama? Navigating The World of Modern Love
Justifying Torture, Kurt Cobain's Unseen Life, and The Daunting World of Modern Love

Justifying Torture, Kurt Cobain's Unseen Life, and The Daunting World of Modern Love

1. Nation's Top Psychological Group Aided CIA Torture | 2. The Boxer and The Batterer: Inside Floyd Mayweather's History of Domestic Violence | 3. Thanks, Internet: The Best Five Things Online This Week | 4. Movie Date: Films to See and Avoid This Weekend | 5. Director of New Kurt Cobain Doc Weighs In on Artist's Unseen Life | 6. No Labels, No Drama? Navigating The World of Modern Love
Justifying Torture, Kurt Cobain's Unseen Life, and The Daunting World of Modern Love