Tag: CIA

The CIA has created a task force dedicated to investigating the impact of WikiLeaks, whose publication of diplomatic cables has resulted in an international controversy. The WikiLeaks Task Force, or W.T.F. (no, seriously, that's what it's called), is working to determine what effect, if any, the publication of secret documents has had on the agency's ability to recruit informants, and on the ...

With the release of its Afghan War Diary, Wikileaks has just perpetrated what many are calling one of the largest leaks in military history. Comprising nearly 92,000 classified reports from Afghanistan, the Diary sheds new light on the challenges that the U.S. and coalition forces face on the ground, exposing the conflict as more dire than most may have imagined. The documents reveal, among other ...

Share As unmanned drone attacks play an increasingly integral role in America's war on terrorism, controversy surrounding the legality of the operations has gained steam. In response to the public outcry, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing on Wednesday, during which legal experts voiced their opinions on, and displeasure with, the mysterious drone program. ...

You know how we told you last week that most people don't know what social-networking is? Well, apparently the CIA and FBI are using this news to their advantage, and are looking to get all of their secret agents friending and messaging online like chatty tweens, creating a MySpace knockoff site especially for spies and other officials to connect and chat. The idea behind the site, called A-Space, ...

We thought the social networking craze had gone about as niche as it possibly could with the likes of Eons.com (for the over-50 set), Yub.com (for shoppers) and NurseLinkup.com (for ... you guessed it!). But now the U.S. government has hopped on the bandwagon with a site so super niche, most of us aren't allowed to even view it. In December, all of our country's national intelligence agencies will ...