National Security

Documents Reveal the Complex Legacy of James Angleton, CIA Counterintelligence Chief and Godfather of Mass Surveillance

Veteran CIA officer Cleveland Cram was nearing the end of his career in 1978, when his superiors in the agency’s directorate of operations handed him …

Mattis Responds Like Only He Can When Asked About North Korea's Missile Program — Instant Classic

<i>Saul Loeb/Getty Images</i><p>Defense Secretary James Mattis commented on the development of North Korea’s missile program on Friday, responding bluntly with …

Notable Deaths Of 2017

<b>PHOTOS: Notable Deaths Of 2017Premiere Of Warner Bros. "Lottery Ticket" - After Party</b><p><b>PHOTOS: Notable Deaths Of 2017Al Jarreau</b><p><b>PHOTOS: Notable Deaths</b> …

Mattis as defense secretary: What it means for us, for the military, and for Trump

<i>Next month, this column will be moving to another platform. But before we go, in celebration of eight happy and productive years at</i> Foreign Policy<i>,</i> …

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper: Putin is handling Trump like a Russian 'asset'

• <b>Former US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is handling President Donald Trump as an intelligence "asset."</b>• <b><br>Trump has frequently praised the Russian leader and expressed the desire to foster closer ties with Russia. The two also share</b> …

A Crisis of Leadership at the Military Intelligence Agency’s Watchdog Office

Sitting in the lobby of a hotel near the Pentagon’s intelligence agency headquarters, David Steele, a nearly 40-year military and intelligence …

Donald Trump has decided global warming is no longer a threat to national security

Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP<p>Looking for news you can trust?<br>Subscribe to our free newsletters.<p>In a striking departure from the previous administration’s …

Zimbabwe:Defence Force Head General Chiwenga Retires

(Photo: The Citizen)Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) Commander General Constantino Guvheya Dominic Nyikadzino Chiwenga and Zimbabwe Republic Police …

Uber used former CIA officers posing as businessmen to collect trade secrets and other intel, explosive letter claims

• <b>There are a lot of explosive claims in a recently unsealed letter written by a lawyer for a former Uber intelligence manager.</b>• <b><br>One claim is that Uber contracted with ex-CIA operatives to bug hotels, infiltrate WhatsApp groups, and obtain sensitive information.</b>• <b><br>In one example cited in the letter, these</b> …

Former high-level officials submit 'unusual' Russia brief in lawsuit against Trump and Roger Stone

• <b>Fourteen former national security, intelligence, and foreign policy officials recently co-wrote an amicus brief as part of a lawsuit brought against President Donald Trump and Roger Stone, his longtime adviser.</b>• <b><br>Former CIA Director John Brennan, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper,</b> …

Pentagon Orders New Probe of Somalia Massacre After Daily Beast Exposé

The head of the U.S. military’s Africa command has ordered a new investigation into the reported role of U.S. special forces personnel in the Aug. 25 …

Retired military leaders urge Trump to choose words, not action, to deal with North Korea

TOKYO — A group of 58 retired American military leaders is making a rare public plea to President Trump, urging him not to take military action against North Korea and instead to pursue a diplomatic resolution to the current standoff.<p>As North Korea has demonstrated its increasing technical …

As Mueller closed in, pressure mounted on Flynn and family

WASHINGTON (AP) — People close to Michael Flynn are describing the emotional pressures he faced this past year as special counsel Robert Mueller closed in on him and also investigated his son.<p>President Donald Trump's former national security adviser pleaded guilty this month to making false …

Strategic Outpost’s 2017 Holiday Shopping List

Welcome holiday shoppers! “Strategic Outpost” continues its annual year-end tradition by sharing with you, our faithful readers, our 2017 holiday …

Homeland season 7 air date, spoilers: Claire Danes opens up about Carrie Mathison's intelligence game

Homeland fans can watch Carrie Mathison back in the intelligence business in season 7.<p>Homeland – the Showtime's popular political drama series - is …

Russia probably has more undercover 'sleeper' agents in the West now than during the Cold War

• <b>Russia's programme for placing sleeper agents in foreign countries — spies who live ordinary, mundane lives — is probably bigger now than it was in the Cold War, the House of Commons Defence Committee has been told.</b>• <b><br>The so-called "illegals" are trained and controlled by two separate and sometimes</b> …

Mike Flynn Was Always a Fraud

The fall from grace of retired Lieutenant General Mike Flynn is one of the strangest sagas in the annals of America’s military and intelligence …

The Unsolved Mystery of Michael Flynn’s Plea Deal

One week after former national security advisor Michael Flynn’s plea deal, it still is not all that clear what it means. Close observers of special …

Poll: Most Americans think Flynn's guilty plea is "a serious matter"

Two-thirds of voters think that former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn's guilty plea in the Russia probe is "a serious matter" for the Trump …

2017 BMW X3 still looks lovely after all these years

You'll Never Guess the Name of the FBI Agent Who Interviewed Mike Flynn

Last week, former National Security Adviser Mike Flynn entered a guilty plea to a charge of lying to the FBI agents. On Saturday, we found that the …

Hmmm: FBI agent fired by Mueller for anti-Trump bias helped interview Mike Flynn

This seems more like a political problem for Mueller than a legal problem, but it *is* a political problem. The same FBI agent who had to be …

How damning is Michael Flynn's guilty plea for Trump?

Just how significant is the guilty plea from the former US national security adviser, and what could it mean for the Trump administration?

Was Michael Flynn asked to wear a wire in Mueller hunt for evidence on Russia?

Plea agreement includes clause showing Flynn consented to participate in ‘covert law enforcement activities” if required<p>Flynn plea deal increases exposure of senior Trump team members<p>The least-noticed sentence in Michael Flynn’s plea agreement with special counsel Robert Mueller may also be the …

Mike Flynn may be trying to save his son from Russia scrutiny

GQ’s Ben Schreckinger discusses why Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn took the plea deal, and why he may be cooperating in order to …

It Ain’t Safe: Van Jones’ Street Slang Succinctly Explains Mike Flynn Plea “Homeboy Snitched, All Y’all In Trouble”

<i>Image via CNN</i><p>Van Jones Explains Why Flynn Plea Is Bad For Donald Trump<p>Don’t let the talking heads on the right fool you, the fact the former National …

Jimmy Kimmel uses ‘Star Wars’ logic to explain Michael Flynn—and now it makes perfect sense

Fresh off his Twitter tangle with Alabama’s Roy Moore, Jimmy Kimmel took aim at the guilty plea submitted Friday by former National Security Adviser …

Michael Flynn Could Commit Murder And Still Keep Military Rank, Experts Say

After admitting to lying to the FBI while he was President Donald Trump’s national security advisor on Friday, Michael Flynn will not lose his …

Vice Admiral Kaleem appointed Vice Chief of Naval Staff

ISLAMABAD, Dec 2 (APP):President Mamnoon Hussain has appointed Vice Admiral Kaleem Shaukat as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff. Before his new …

Michael Flynn Knew the FBI Had Heard His Calls with Russians. So Why Did He Lie About Them?

Whether or not the Trump Administration views the Russians as an adversary, the FBI certainly does.<p>The FBI made clear the extent of surveillance it …