Central Intelligence Agency

Thursday December 12, 2013

American Who Disappeared In Iran Reportedly Worked For CIA

A "proof of life" photo provided to the family of ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson in April 2011. Uncredited/AP hide caption

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American Who Disappeared In Iran Reportedly Worked For CIA

December 12, 2013 • Robert Levinson vanished in Iran in 2007. His family hasn't received proof of life in more than two years.

Secret U.S. Stealth Drone Flies Out Of The Shadows

December 12, 2013 • Aviation Week says the classified surveillance drone, which is meant to replace the Cold War-era SR-71 Blackbird, has begun test flights at Area 51.

Wednesday October 2, 2013

Clapper: Shutdown Hurts Intelligence, Counterterrorism Efforts

National Intelligence Director James Clapper (left), accompanied by Gen. Keith Alexander, the director of the National Security Agency, testifies on Capitol Hill Wednesday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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Clapper: Shutdown Hurts Intelligence, Counterterrorism Efforts

October 2, 2013 • The director of national intelligence says that with 70 percent of spy agency staff on furlough, essential staff are being stretched thin.

Friday July 19, 2013

Ex-CIA Agent Detained In Panama Reportedly Returning To U.S.

Egyptian cleric Osama Mustafa Hasan Nasr, photographed in 2007. Better known as Abu Omar, he was allegedly kidnapped by CIA agents in Italy in 2003 and taken to Egypt for interrogation. Amr Nabil/Associated Press hide caption

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