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CIA Preparing Yemen Drone Strikes

Yemen Crisis
The Central Intelligence Agency is set to launch a campaign of unmanned air strikes against al Qaeda militants in Yemen who have become increasingly assertive as chaos has engulfed the country, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Martin Dempsey Nomination Caps National Security Shuffle

President Obama' announcement that he was nominating Gen. Martin Dempsey to be the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff continued a broad remake of his defense team that will include a new Secretary of Defense and a new Central Intelligence Agency chairman.

Who gets $25-million bounty on Bin Laden's head? No one, says US

The million-dollar question surrounding the killing of terror master mind Osama Bin Laden seems to have been answered. According to reports, the U.S. government will not pay out the $25 million reward the Department of State had announced years ago for anyone giving clues leading to his capture.

Watchdog group files lawsuit over bin Laden death photos

Judicial Watch, a Washington D.C.-based conservative public interest group, announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Defense after the group said the government agency would not comply with their Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking the release of images following Osama bin Laden's death.

Osama Bin Laden Dead Photos to be Shown, CIA tells Lawmakers

After numerous rumors and conspiracy theories regarding the death of Osama Bin Laden, the CIA announced today that they plan to show photos of Bin Laden's corpse to selected lawakers of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Senate Intelligence Committee members. Senate members can choose to view the images at the CIA agency's headquarters in Langley, Virginia.

CIA spied on Bin Laden from a nearby safe house for months

The CIA maintained a safe house in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad for a small team of spies who conducted extensive surveillance over a period of months on the compound where Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. Special Operations forces this week, according to a report in the Washington Post.

Bin Laden had cash, phone numbers sewn in clothes when killed

Osama bin Laden had 500 euros in cash and two telephone numbers sewn into his clothing on Sunday when he was killed, leading intelligence officials to believe he was ready to flee, according to some members of Congress briefed on the matter, according to a report.

The Phone Call that Toppled Osama

When one of Osama Bin Laden's aides made a phone call last year, he unwittingly led U.S. pursuers to the doorstep of his boss, the world's most wanted terrorist.

CIA chief admits US officials didn’t trust Pakistanis

The director of the US Central Intelligence Agency admitted that American officials kept their Pakistani counterparts in the dark about the operation to kill Osama Bin Laden because they feared the plan would be jeopardized.

Navy SEALs steal the thunder

The operation that led to the killing of the world's most-wanted terrorist Osama Bin-Laden was almost nine-month old but surprised the world over its ease and success, due to the crucial role played by the United States Navy SEALs, a wing from the Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU), previously known as SEAL Team Six, under the command of the Joint Special Operations Command, in conjunction with Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operatives.

Where was Osama Bin Laden Killed?

Osama Bin Laden was killed by the CIA in a mansion just outside Abbottabad in north-west Pakistan . Obama confirmed that the US has the body of Osama Bin Laden. No Americans were harmed in the operation.

Obama to Shake Up Top Military, Intelligence Ranks

President Barack Obama will announce a shift his top military and intelligence leadership ranks with on Thursday, as the nearing retirement of Defense Secretary Robert Gates will prompt a move to replace him with CIA Director Leon Panetta and fill Panetta's position with well-regarded General David Petraeus, the top military official in Afghanistan.

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