Dennis Blair

CIA Wins Epic Turf Battle With Intelligence Czar

newsweek.com | Mark Hosenball | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

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The CIA has decisively won a long-running turf fight with the director of national intelligence, the CIA's ostensible boss, over who will be the top U...

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U.S. Spy Strategy Released; Intel Chief Dennis Blair Comments On 9/11

AP / Huffington Post | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON - The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks would not have happened had U.S. intelligence agencies been organized then the way they are now, the top U...

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Afghan Security for Afghanistan

Eric Rosenbach | Posted 10.21.2009 | World

Read More: Stanley McChrystal, Hillary Clinton, Taliban, Afghan National Army, Dennis Blair, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan, Nato, World News
Eric Rosenbach

Skeptics and supporters alike should recognize and support a crucial tenet of General McChrystal's assessment: the need to increase the number and quality of forces in the Afghan National Army and Police.

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Marcus Baram

Intelligence Director: Iran Covertly Supplying Arms To Taliban, CIA Closely Tracking Global Economic Crisis

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 09.06.2009 | World

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As the body count rises for U.S. troops in Afghanistan - four Marines were killed by a roadside bomb on Thursday, making August on track to be one of ...

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Sam Stein

Obama's Top Intelligence Hand: Our Default Position Is To Brief Congress

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics

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Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair declared on Wednesday that it was the default position of the intelligence community to keep Congress f...

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CIA, Intel Director Locked In Turf Battle

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Leon Panetta, Dennis Blair, Blair Panetta, James Jones, Cia Turf Battle, Cia National Intelligence Director Turf Battle, Overseas Posts Battle, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The nation's two intelligence chiefs are locked in a turf battle over overseas posts, forcing National Security Adviser James L. Jo...

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Surge in Pakistan Violence: U.S. Central Command Warns Patrick Cronin to Stay Home

Steve Clemons | Posted 06.05.2009 | World

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Robert Gates, James Jones, Pakistan, David Petraeus, Patrick Cronin, Dennis Blair, Asif Ali Zardari, India, Nuclear Controls, Afghanistan, Obama, Michael Mullen, Drone Attacks, US Central Command, World News
Steve Clemons

U.S. intelligence fears an uptick in suicide bombings over the next week directly targeting hotels and high population centers where foreigners populate. The fact is that it easier today to visit Baghdad than Pakistan.

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Torture Revelations Will Leave the Left Frustrated

Sandy Goodman | Posted 05.27.2009 | Politics

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Sandy Goodman

The most likely outcome of this whole business will be that nobody will be punished.

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Torture Memos Spur Intense Debate In Obama Inner Circle

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Inner Circle, Rahm Emanuel, Greg Craig, Dennis Blair, Torture Memo, Leon Panetta, Eric Holder, Barack Obama, Torture Memos, Bush Torture Memos, Politics News

As President Obama met with top advisers on the evening of April 15, he faced one of the sharpest policy divides of his young administration....

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Jason Linkins

Scritti Politti: April 22, 2009

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.23.2009 | Media

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Well, shucks. I didn't think it'd be possible to ride in that Well Fargo wagon, what with it's wheels all broke and it's axle all draggin'. Turns ou...

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Fox News Uses Mr. Rogers To Insult Obama Detainee Policy (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 04.30.2009 | Politics

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Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer compared National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair with children's television icon Mr. Rogers, after Blair told reporter...

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US Intel Chief Says Climate Change Is A Top Security Threat

Treehugger | Posted 03.22.2009 | Green

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As Obama gets ready to send thousands more troops to Afghanistan, the new head of US intelligence warns that another severe threat to national securit...

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Intel Estimate Muddied Iran's Nuclear Intent

Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 03.16.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (IPS) - President Barack Obama and Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair did not appear to be on the same page this week...

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Feinstein Reveals Intel That May Embarrass Pakistan

Los Angeles Times | Posted 03.16.2009 | Politics

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A senior U.S. lawmaker said Thursday that unmanned CIA Predator aircraft operating in Pakistan are flown from an air base in that country, a revelatio...

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Economic Crisis Is No. 1 Security Issue: New Intelligence Chief

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan are losing ground to insurgents and terrorists but the most immediate threat to U.S. se...

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Dennis Blair Confirmed As National Intelligence Director

AP | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed retired Adm. Dennis Blair as the new national intelligence director. Blair will be President Bar...

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Speaking Truth to Intelligence

Joe Cirincione | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

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Joe Cirincione

Cleaning out our stable of intelligence officials is a Herculean task. We are lucky to have men like Dennis Blair and Leon Panetta willing to sacrifice for the good of the nation.

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Leon Panetta Named To Head The CIA

AP | PAMELA HESS and LOLITA BALDOR | Posted 02.09.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — Promising to protect the United States while adhering to its core human values, President-elect Barack Obama formally unveiled his ...

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Regarding Panetta: Let's Not Forget About Gates

Kristen Breitweiser | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

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Kristen Breitweiser

Placing an inexperienced person like Leon Panetta at CIA for his clean hands and "managerial expertise" will cost lives on the day of the next domestic terrorist attack.

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It's Gonna Take More Than The Perfect DNI Appointment To Fix Our Broken Spy Culture

Frank Naif | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

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Frank Naif

At the CIA I knew, the consequences for taking a day of sick leave adjacent to a weekend were far greater than the consequences of say, leaving classified documents in the back of a rental car.

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Dennis Blair: Director Of National Intelligence?

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

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Check back for updates UPDATE 12/20, 9 AM Citing "officials familiar with the selection process," the LA Times has reported that President-elect Bar...

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Obama Intelligence Picks Delayed

wsj.com | SIOBHAN GORMAN | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama's search for senior intelligence officials is still unfinished weeks after other national-security picks we...

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