Intelligence
Thursday, October 15, 2015 - 06:45
U.S. troops deployed to Cameroon will operate a small fleet of unarmed Predator drones that will conduct surveillance across the region, according to the Defense Department.
Thursday, September 24, 2015 - 06:09
As the war in Iraq deteriorated, a senior American intelligence analyst went public in 2005 and criticized President George W. Bush’s administration for pushing “amateurish and unrealistic” plans for the invasion two years before.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 - 06:00
A group of intelligence analysts have provided investigators with documents they say show that senior military officers manipulated the conclusions of reports on the war against the Islamic State.
Friday, September 11, 2015 - 06:16
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has sacked several top generals, security sources say, in his latest move to curb the power of the DRS military intelligence service which has long influenced politics from behind the scenes.
Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 06:07
More than 50 intelligence analysts working out of the U.S. military's Central Command have formally complained that their reports on ISIS and al Qaeda’s branch in Syria were being inappropriately altered by senior officials, The Daily Beast has learned.
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 - 06:27
Some very classified, top-secret special forces activity went down in Tunisia last week.
Thursday, August 27, 2015 - 06:12
Senior military and intelligence officials have inappropriately pressured U.S. terrorism analysts to alter their assessments about the strength of the self-proclaimed Islamic State, three sources familiar with the matter told The Daily Beast.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 07:38
Shadowy intelligence operations show need for real accountability. In a letter to three U.S. senators that recently came to light, CIA director John Brennan outlined how his intelligence agency deals with abusive partners, referring – it would appear – primarily to foreign security forces.
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 06:50
U. S. officials said Monday there was plenty of intelligence suggesting drug cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán was planning to try to escape from jail, underscoring a frustration U.S. officials feel with Mexico’s inability to keep the country’s most notorious drug boss behind bars.
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 07:31
The Intercept has reported that National Security Agency documents released by WikiLeaks show the NSA's list of targets in Brazil was broader than previously known.