John Brennan Cia

Old CIA problems Dog New Interrogation Group

Frank Naif | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics


Frank Naif

For all of the attention paid to CIA's morale, carving off a chunk of clandestine counterterrorism operations will become part of the hallway lore of a CIA doomed to be put upon by politicians.

Obama's New Counterterrorism Message Is Good, But the Messenger Has Problems

Frank Naif | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics


Frank Naif

John Brennan's role as a top national security honcho in the Obama administration shows the limitations of Obama's "look to the future, not to the past" mantra.

Obama Adviser Brennan Now A Lesser Intelligence God: That Contractor Thing Bit Him

Frank Naif | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics


Frank Naif

John Brennan has been a valuable asset to the Obama team and will continue to be a loyal servant in his new role. He will provide valuable insight into Bush's intelligence policy formulation, such as it was.

Brennan Coming Back To Coordinate Counterterrorism

New York Times | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics


President-elect Barack Obama is preparing to scrap the way President Bush oversaw domestic security in the White House and name a former Central Intel...

CIA Staff 'Disgusted' By What Happened To Brennan

CQ Politics | Posted 01.07.2009 | Politics


Anyone connected to post-Sept. 11 "enhanced interrogation measures," no matter at arm's length, is apparently disqualified to run Barack Obama 's spy ...