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Mark Mazzetti

The World

National Intelligence Director to step down

Global Politics

The White House announced that director of national intelligence, Dennis Blair, would step down from his post effective today. Blair is the first high-ranking member of the Obama national security team to leave the administration.

That night elf you defeated in World of Warcraft may have been an NSA spy. Really

Environment

U.S. Extends Closure of Some Embassies & Diplomatic Posts

Arts, Culture & Media

US can’t quit paying spies in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Global Politics

Al Qaeda’s Number Two Reportedly Killed in Drone Strike

US intensifies ‘secret campaign of Yemen airstrikes’

Conflict & Justice

US forces have reportedly intensified their airstrikes against militants in Yemen.

The World

US Steps Up Covert War Effort in Yemen

Conflict & Justice

As the unrest in Yemen continues, several different parties are vying to fill a potential power vacuum in the country, including the US. Mark Mazzetti, National Security Correspondent for our partner, The New York Times, joins us.

Bin Laden’s Trusted Courier Aided in Killing

Conflict & Justice

Mark Mazzetti, national security correspondent for The New York Times, speaks to us about news that Osama Bin Laden’s trusted courier was integral to the operation that led to his killing.

The CIA’s Covert Operation in Libya

Global Politics

Mark Mazzetti, National Security correspondent for The New York Times, broke the story. He joins The Takeaway to tell us more about what the CIA has been doing in Libya.

The World

CIA Agent Outed, Possibly by Pakistani Officials

Global Politics

Tensions continue to rise between U.S. and Pakistani intelligence agencies. The CIA’s top spy was pulled out of the country last week after receiving several death threats. The CIA believes that its Pakistani counterpart, the ISI, may have deliberately blown the cover of the operative: his name was made public in a legal complaint by […]