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Can This Be Fiction? Ex-CIA Novelist Takes Us Inside Israel’s Covert Ops in Iran
David McCloskey shifts from Russia to Iran in his latest great spy thriller, “The Persian.”
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Cyber Security Act Sunsets Under Shadow of Government Shutdown
Even in the face of heightened cyber threats, Sen. Rand Paul’s objections could not be overcome before federal funding ran out
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Looming Shutdown Threatens Pentagon Spy Agencies
NGA spy satellites, NSA eavesdropping programs and DIA technical collection ops would be curtailed under the Defense Department 'Contingency Plan.'
Sep 30
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CIA Ops Veteran Calls Signal Scandal “the tip of the iceberg”
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Fired FBI Executives Hire High Powered Legal Talent
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Warner, Top Democrat on Intel Panel, Calls for Gabbard Resignation
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Exclusive: Top Justice Department Official in Trump Classified Documents Case Resigns
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Breaking: Top Intelligence IG's Resign
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The Shutdown and the Spies
For the intelligence agencies' frontline personnel, it'll be business as usual—but only for a short while.
Sep 29
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New in SpyWeek: Return to Cold War-level Espionage Battles with Russia
European states under siege from Russian spies, assassins, saboteurs and cyber war launch counter-espionage and agent recruiting projects
Sep 27
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Revealed: How the FBI Helped Foul Guantánamo 9/11 Cases
New book details how FBI agents fed questions to CIA interrogators from outside black site torture chambers, nullifying later ‘clean’ statements
Sep 25
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New in SpyWeek: Russian, Chinese Covert Actors Pump Up Kirk Conspiracies
Also: Trump drags NASA into the IC, natsec concerns over an Emirati chip deal, Mexico prez denies CIA inside her army, more espionage arrests, FBI suits
Sep 21
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A 1940s Memoir that Speaks to Today
Stefan Zweig's The World of Yesterday warned of complacency in the face of creeping authoritarianism
Sep 18
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New in SpyWeek: Kash Out? FBI Turmoil as Russian, Chinese Ops and Domestic Threats Escalate
FBI Director's Utah pratfalls, Epstein flip-flops, wrongful dismissal law suits and unrest in ranks now rile MAGAworld, not just Democrats
Sep 14
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An Israel Spymaster's Memoir Sets the Stage for His Move on Netanyahu
In a new self-important memoir, former Mossad boss Yossi Cohen extols his daring exploits and now plots to replace his former patron.
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