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Former CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 2, 2014, before the House Intelligence Committee. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Michael Morell the best the CIA has to offer?

By Bruce Fein

Demonstrators make their way around downtown, Monday, July 25, 2016, in Philadelphia, during the first day of the Democratic National Convention. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

CIA exposes Russian DNC email ineptitude

By Bruce Fein

In this image released by Universal Pictures, Vincent Cassel appears in a scene from "Jason Bourne." (Jasin Boland/Universal Pictures via AP)

Movie review: In ‘Jason Bourne,’ a digital dragnet tightens

By Jake Coyle - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2001 file photo, a shell of what was once part of the facade of one of the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center rises above the rubble that remains after both towers were destroyed in New York. Whether they survived the attacks by fleeing the buildings, worked at the site after the attacks or simply lived near-by, people are still dealing with the emotion effects of the attacks 13 years later. (AP Photo/Shawn Baldwin, File)

9/11 report details Saudi Arabia funding of Muslim extremists in U.S.

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

No military forces were coming to rescue Americans besieged by terrorists on the night of Sept. 11, 2012, at the diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, according to a critical congressional report. (Associated Press)

Benghazi: U.S. military unprepared to aid Americans during Islamist attack

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Wayne Simmons. (Screen grab from Fox News video on YouTube)

Wayne Simmons sentenced to nearly 3 years for CIA fraud

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Sirte and other parts of Libya became destabilized after the death of Moammar Gadhafi, and President Obama acknowledged that a lack of planning after the U.S. intervention was his worst mistake. (Associated Press)

ISIS’ rise in post-Moammar Gadhafi Libya catches CIA by surprise

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Illustration on the effects of Hillary Clinton's undeclared war on Libya by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Benghazi disguises illegal war and truth

By Andrew P. Napolitano

Former Army Ranger Kris "Tanto" Paronto has started a nonprofit called Leading From the Front, which he hopes will translate into a national movement to drive home the real threat Islamic extremists pose to America. (Associated Press)

Kris ‘Tanto’ Paronto, Benghazi survivor, fights radical Islam with Leading From the Front

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Illustration on ineffectual Obama administration strategies against ISIS by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Obama’s disintegrating ISIS strategy

By Jed Babbin

"Unfortunately, despite all our progress against ISIL on the battlefield and in the financial realm, our efforts have not reduced the group's terrorism capability and global reach," CIA Director John O. Brennan testified. (Associated Press)

John Brennan’s chilling ISIS update ignored by major Sunday shows; Fox’s Chris Wallace 1 exception

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Rather than shrinking, the Islamic State — also known as ISIL and ISIS — is metastasizing globally by attracting waves of henchmen in Libya, Egypt, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Afghanistan, the Congressional Research Service said in a June 14 report for lawmakers. (Associated Press)

ISIS expands beyond Iraq-Syria base with six armies on three continents

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

"Unfortunately, despite all our progress against ISIL on the battlefield and in the financial realm, our efforts have not reduced the group's terrorism capability and global reach," CIA Director John O. Brennan testified. (Associated Press)

ISIS promoting ‘lone wolf’ attacks, scheming to infiltrate West, John Brennan says

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Eisenhower & Camboida’

By Joseph C. Goulden

Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, center, is escorted to a secure floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, to be questioned in a closed-door hearing of the House Benghazi Committee. The panel, chaired by Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., is investigating the 2012 attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, where a violent mob killed four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

JENNY BETH MARTIN: Curtain lifted on Iran deal

By Jenny Beth Martin

Hooded protestors dressed to resemble prisoners at Guantanamo Bay march past the Justice Department in Washington on April 30, 2009. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Congress ducks open-records law as judges reject plea to see torture report

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Missing Man: The American Spy who Vanished in Iran’

By Joseph C. Goulden

Michael Hayden (Associated Press) ** FILE **

MICHAEL HAYDEN: Americans still believe in intelligence community

By Mike Hayden - The Washington Times

In this undated file photo, Osama bin Laden is seen in Afghanistan. (AP Photo) ** FILE **

CIA criticized for recounting bin Laden raid in agency’s Twitter account

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 13, 2012 file photo, a Libyan man walks in the rubble of the damaged U.S. consulate, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens on the night of Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, in Benghazi, Libya. (AP photo/Mohammad Hannon, File)

CIA changes benefits policy to compensate family of Benghazi victim, relatives of contractors

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times