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President Barack Obama, accompanied by then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, in this Sept. 12, 2012, file photo. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Obama, Hillary Clinton Benghazi narrative rebutted by Defense Department report

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Spy’s Son: The True Story of the Highest-Ranking CIA Officer Ever Convicted of Esp

By Joseph C. Goulden

Former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling leaves federal court in Alexandria, Va., in this Jan. 26, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)

Jeffrey Sterling, former CIA officer, sentenced to 31/2 years in Iran leaks case

By Matthew Barakat - Associated Press

The U.S. government's assertion that Osama bin Laden's courier tipped off the CIA about the location of the terrorist leader's Abbottabad compound was a cover story to protect the Pakistani official that actually provided the information, a Special Forces operator told NBC News. (Associated Press)

Osama bin Laden location given to U.S. by Pakistani official, not a courier: report

By Victor Morton and Jay LeBlanc - The Washington Times

CIA Director John Brennan gestures during a news conference at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Tunisia Davis, former FBI agent, arrested outside CIA offices after alleged bomb threat

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Illustration on the suave approach taken by Iranian nuclear negotiators by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

CLIFFORD MAY: The ‘suave’ manner Mohammad Javad Zarif

By Clifford D. May

An unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies over Kandahar Air Field, southern Afghanistan in this Jan. 31, 2010, file photo. Nearly three-quarters of Americans say it’s acceptable for the U.S. to use unmanned aerial drones to kill an American citizen abroad if that person has joined a terror organization, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Americans approve of drone strikes on terrorists, AP poll says

By Ken Dilanian and Emily Swanson - Associated Press

Illegal drone killings illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

ANDREW NAPOLITANO: Tyranny of Obama’s drone killings

By Andrew P. Napolitano

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2015, file photo, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. McCain has announced he will run for re-election in 2016. The Arizona Republican made the announcement to run for a sixth term on Monday, April 6, 2015. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

John McCain, John Kasich call for change in CIA drone program after hostage-killing attack

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Former CIA director David Petraeus, whose career was destroyed by an extramarital affair with his biographer, arrives for sentencing at the federal courthouse in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, April 23, 2015. Petraeus is expected to plead guilty to sharing top government secrets with his biographer. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone)

David Petraeus, former CIA director, sentenced to 2 years’ probation for military leak

By Mitch Weiss and Jonathan Drew - Associated Press

President Barack Obama, left, toasts with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Nov. 12 at a lunch banquet in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China has become one of the world's largest two economies, and is wealthy enough to buy up at least $1.3 trillion of the U.S. debt. But that hasn't stopped Uncle Sam from continuing to send foreign aid to Beijing. (Associated Press)

CIA worked with China intelligence services against Russia

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Former CIA director David Petraeus, whose career was destroyed by an extramarital affair with his biographer, arrives for sentencing at the federal courthouse in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, April 23, 2015. Petraeus is expected to plead guilty to sharing top government secrets with his biographer. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone)

Ex-CIA chief Petraeus gets 2 years’ probation, fine for sharing military secrets with mistress

Associated Press

In this Friday Oct. 15, 2010, file photo, Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S and NATO commander addresses RUSI members on "The International Mission in Afghanistan," at the United Services Institute in central London. Former CIA Director Petraeus, whose career was destroyed by an extramarital affair with his biographer, was expected to be sentenced Thursday April 23, 2015 in federal court in Charlotte for giving her classified material while she was working on the book. (AP Photo/Dan Kitwood, Pool, File)

David Petraeus, ex-CIA chief, will be sentenced for leaking military secrets

Associated Press

Illustration on Obama's killing of Americans without due process by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

ANDERW NAPOLITANO: Can the president kill Americans? Yes, but not legally

By Andrew P. Napolitano

Ernest Moniz (AP Photo)

MICHAEL HAYDEN: State Department tweet on Iran nuclear deal misleading

By Mike Hayden

Reorganization of the CIA Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

BOB BARR: John Brennan’s CIA reorganization promises more communication, cooperation

By Bob Barr

The late al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden (Associated Press) ** FILE **

CIA’s ‘Capt. Ahab’ leaves post; Osama bin Laden tracker led counterterrorism center

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Illustration on public apathy in the face of unconstitutional government surveillance by Alxander Hunter/The Washington Times

ANDREW NAPOLITANO: Amending the Constitution by wink and nod

By Andrew P. Napolitano

Members of a militia group loyal to Yemen's President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, known as the Popular Committees, chew qat as they sit next to their tank, guarding a major intersection in Aden, Yemen, in this March 21, 2015, file photo. Once hailed by President Barack Obama as a model for fighting extremism, the U.S. counterterrorism strategy in Yemen has all but collapsed as the country descends into chaos, according to U.S. and Yemeni officials. (AP Photo/Hamza Hendawi, File)

U.S. counterterrorism strategy in Yemen collapses amid chaos

By Julie Pace and Ken Dilanian - Associated Press

Illustration on Ayaan Hirsi Ali speaking at Yale by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

FRANK GAFFNEY: Ayaan Hirsi Ali for CIA director

By Frank J. Gaffney Jr.