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Is Obama morally any different from George W Bush?

14.10.11
Assassination seems to have become a normal part of policy - but we are being asked to take a lot on trust... more

Gun attacker infiltrates CIA base in Kabul

26.09.11
A gunman killed at least one American after infiltrating the CIA station in Kabul... more

Gaddafi forces let rebels into town without any shots fired

06.09.11
The net was closing on Colonel Gaddafi today as rebels were on the brink of a deal to peacefully take one of his last strongholds... more

Hacking gang attacks US site as Essex teen is charged

24.06.11
Global hacking gang, who have already attacked the websites of the CIA and Britain's Serious Organised Crime Agency, strike again releasing details of thousands of US government workers ... more

Serious hackers don't let on what they're up to

23.06.11
The targets sound impressive. By hitting the CIA, the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca), Sony and Fox, hacker group Lulzsec has moved from the fringe and into the headlines in a matter of weeks... more

Teenager in court for 'attacking serious crime agency website'

23.06.11
Teenager accused of hacking into the CIA and Britain's Serious and Organised Crime Agency appears in court... more

Hackers claims to have stolen census data

21.06.11
Officers have arrested an Essex teenager described as a 'very significant' member of a hacking group amid claims they stole all the data submitted to the 2011 Census... more

Pakistan arrests Osama bin Laden informants

15.06.11
Informants who helped the CIA track down Osama bin Laden have been arrested by Pakistan's intelligence service ... more

Seized files put America 'hot on the trail' of Bin Laden's No 2

06.05.11
America is 'hot on the trail' of al Qaeda's deputy leader after gaining important leads about the terror group's top figures from material found in Osama Bin Laden's house, senior US officials said... more

Bin Laden is dead but his blood was not shed in vain, says al Qaeda

06.05.11
Al Qaeda admitted that Osama bin Laden is dead and vowed to avenge his killing by turning US happiness 'to sadness'... more

Fair Game is unlikely to do well at the US box-office

11.03.11
Fair Game Valerie Plame's time as a CIA operative and is well worth director Doug Liman's comment: "You couldn't have made this up."... more

Dame Helen Mirren reveals Bruce Willis crush at Red premiere

20.10.10
Dame Helen Mirren revealed she has a big crush on Bruce Willis as they braved heavy rain for the UK premiere of their latest film, Red.... more

Inquiry could probe use of British island for rendition

07.07.10
Use of British territory for CIA 'torture flights' could be investigated by a new inquiry into detainee abuse, a Cabinet minister has revealed... more

Why Britain turns a blind eye to torture

19.02.10
The torture debate is once again raising the ugliest of heads. Following the revelations of MI5’s knowledge of torture in the Binyam Mohamed case, ministers have been hot in denial of any collusion in torture with the US or other allies... more

CIA video shows mother and baby's plane shot down

04.02.10
A video is released showing a plane carrying a mother and her seven-month-old daughter being shot down in a bungled CIA operation... more

CIA suicide bomber was al Qaeda double agent

05.01.10
Suicide bomber who killed eight people inside a CIA base in Afghanistan had been recruited as a double agent to infiltrate al Qaeda... more

David Miliband bids to keep 'torture' details secret

14.12.09
Foreign Secretary will ask the Court of Appeal to block disclosure of intelligence material in the case of former terror detainee Binyam Mohamed... more

CIA agents face prosecution over terror 'torture' claims suspects

25.08.09
The US attorney-general has launched an investigation into allegations that terror suspects were abused by their CIA interrogators. ... more

Barack Obama fails to stop 'torture' inquiry

13.07.09
America's most senior law official is considering an investigation into the use of interrogation techniques such as waterboarding... more

Obama leaves Bush aides open to torture charges

22.04.09
Barack Obama has refused to rule out prosecuting Bush administration officials who sanctioned the torture methods used in the interrogation of terror suspects... more

Obama: I will protect the CIA

21.04.09
Barack Obama insists he did not weaken the CIA by releasing secret memos outlining “torture” methods used on terror suspects... more

9/11 mastermind given waterboard torture 183 times

20.04.09
The mastermind of the September 11 attacks on America was “waterboarded” 183 times by the CIA, it emerged as new details of torture sessions were revealed... more

Hanging out - Angelina Jolie tip-toes to safety on set of her new film

13.03.09
Angelina Jolie, in a blonde wig playing a CIA agent, is hauled inside a window on the New York set of her film, Salt... more

CIA destroyed videos of terror suspect 'torture'

03.03.09
The CIA destroyed 92 videos of terror suspects being interrogated, an American government lawyer admitted... more

Banking excess may save us from the police state

16.10.08
The government climbdown over 42 days augurs well for the future - and the RBS and HBOS bail-out may even swallow the funds for ID cards and other horrors on the Home Office wish-list... more

Burn After reading is latest Coen installment

28.08.08
Oh brother, Burn After Reading is a fun new Joel and Ethan Coen movie that's going down a storm with the critics. Brad's even got comedy hair.... more

Hollywood wages war for hearts and minds

18.10.07
One of a new breed of liberal political movies that focus on criticising the US government, Rendition poses the right questions even if it fails to find the right answers.... more

Secrets and lies of the early CIA

22.02.07
Robert De Niro's history of the CIA, The Good Shepherd, is not a film everyone will like. Those that do will appreciate his insistence on accurate detail, says Derek Malcolm.... more

The day De Niro joined the CIA

04.01.07
A provocative new film by Robert de Niro enters the murky world of espionage. He tells how he met the Taliban - and confronted the ethical dilemma of spying.... more


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