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Spy Games
what we know
May 14, 2023
Leaked Pentagon Documents: What We Know
The chief of the Kremlin-backed Wagner Group mercenaries allegedly offered to provide Russian troop locations to Ukraine.
By
Chas Danner
what we know
Apr. 14, 2023
Jack Teixeira Charged With Two Counts in Pentagon Leak
The 21-year-old National Guardsman accused of sharing intelligence with his teenage friends told his father he loved him in court on Friday.
By
Intelligencer Staff
on with kara swisher
Feb. 27, 2023
Richard Haass on America’s Relationship Problems With China
Kara Swisher talks with the Council on Foreign Relations president about Biden’s spy-balloon-size missed opportunity.
By
Intelligencer Staff
spy balloons
Feb. 16, 2023
Biden Says Unidentified Objects U.S. Shot Down Were Not Spy Balloons
Turns out U.S. fighter planes were probably just taking out some airborne garbage.
By
Chas Danner
spy games
Apr. 21, 2017
The U.S. May Be Preparing to Charge WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange
It’s still unclear how they could charge him without creating legal problems for mainstream journalists.
By
Margaret Hartmann
Mar. 30, 2017
State Department Employee Accused of Aiding Chinese Intelligence Agents
She allegedly accepted tens of thousands of dollars in cash and gifts in exchange for government information.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
Feb. 16, 2017
Amid Deepening Rift, Trump Plans Review of Intelligence Community
Stephen Feinberg, a billionaire Trump ally, has reportedly been tapped to look into streamlining the agencies.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
Aug. 19, 2016
Russian Hackers Also Targeted Trump Campaign, GOP
Attacks took place over an extended period of time and targeted multiple Republican organizations.
By
Jonah Shepp
spy games
Nov. 29, 2015
The NSA Stopped Bulk-Collecting Americans’ Phone Records Last Night
Two-and-a-half years after Edward Snowden revealed the existence of the practice.
By
Caroline Bankoff
spy games
Nov. 20, 2015
Jonathan Pollard, American Who Spied for Israel, Has Been Released From Prison
Pollard will serve five years parole in New York before joining his wife in Jerusalem.
By
Jonah Shepp
spy games
Oct. 29, 2015
European Union Countries Encouraged to Offer Snowden Asylum
In a narrow vote.
By
Caroline Bankoff
spy games
Aug. 16, 2015
U.S. Tells China’s Fugitive-Hunting Spies to Go Home
They’re believed to be using “strong-arm tactics” on Chinese expatriates.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
July 28, 2015
Obama Won’t Pardon Snowden Because Some People Signed an Online Petition
But keep sending in those “We the People” queries.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
July 28, 2015
American Who Spied for Israel Will Be Released on Parole Soon
Jonathan Pollard has been in prison since 1987, and will be released on parole in November.
By
Caroline Bankoff
and
Jaime Fuller
spy games
July 7, 2015
Jeb Bush Is Strongly Opposed to Edward Snowden’s Theoretical Homecoming
Eric Holder, who is no longer in the Obama administration, said there’s a “possibility” for a plea deal.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
June 5, 2015
Edward Snowden Takes Victory Lap in New York
Times
Op-Ed
He says we’re “witnessing the emergence of a post-terror generation.”
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
June 3, 2015
Trend Watch: Senate, Obama Confirm ‘Patriot’ Is Out, ‘Freedom’ Is In
The NSA reform legislation has been signed into law.
By
Jaime Fuller
and
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
May 14, 2015
House Votes to Curb NSA Data Collection, Setting Up Senate Battle
If Congress doesn’t act, the Patriot Act will expire at the end of the month.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
Apr. 22, 2015
Jeb Bush Is Not His Brother, But He Loves His NSA Spying Program
In fact, it’s his favorite thing about the Obama administration too.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
Apr. 6, 2015
John Oliver Asks Edward Snowden If the NSA Can See Americans’ Dick Pics
The answer is usually “yes.”
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
Feb. 23, 2015
New Leak Details Activities of Spy Agencies
The revelations will be published by Al Jazeera and
The Guardian.
By
Caroline Bankoff
spy games
Jan. 19, 2015
British Spy Agency Collected Journalists’ Emails
And assessed reporters’ “potential threat to security” alongside those of terrorists and hackers.
By
Caroline Bankoff
spy games
Oct. 11, 2014
Edward Snowden’s Girlfriend Has Been Living With Him in Moscow for a While
As a new documentary reveals.
By
Caroline Bankoff
spy games
Oct. 9, 2014
The NSA Wants to Recruit Teen Hackers for Good
Keep your enemies closer?
By
Katie Zavadski
spy games
Sept. 11, 2014
Feds Threatened Fine to Get Yahoo PRISM Data
The NSA plays hardball.
By
Katie Zavadski
international man of mystery
Aug. 18, 2014
Julian Assange: Leaving That Embassy Eventually
“Soon.” The man is all about building anticipation.
By
Joe Coscarelli
from russia with love
Aug. 7, 2014
Edward Snowden Gets 3 More Years in Russia, and He Can Go on Vacation Now
The NSA leaker receives a three-year residence permit.
By
Joe Coscarelli
spy games
Aug. 5, 2014
The U.S. Government Has a New Edward Snowden on Its Hands
Glenn Greenwald’s the Intercept has a national security source with access to classified documents.
By
Joe Coscarelli
spy games
July 31, 2014
CIA Admits It Spied on Senators, After Insisting It Didn’t
A big black eye for director John Brennan.
By
Joe Coscarelli
spy games
July 17, 2014
Snowden: The NSA Has Seen You Naked
And if you’re attractive, the agency may have passed the photo around.
By
Adam K. Raymond
international intrigue
July 9, 2014
The U.S.-Germany Spy Scandal: A Primer
A dummy weather app, a speech impediment, the Fourth of July, and much more!
By
Joe Coscarelli
spy games
July 9, 2014
FBI and NSA Spied on Prominent Muslim-Americans, Snowden Leak Reveals
Including civil rights activists, academics, and a Republican political candidate.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
June 10, 2014
The CIA Isn’t Great at Punishing Employees for Harassment
It’s hard to hold people accountable when everything is a secret.
By
Caroline Bankoff
spy games
June 6, 2014
Now Everyone Can Follow the CIA for a Change
On Twitter, obviously.
By
Caroline Bankoff
spy games
June 2, 2014
Of Course Oliver Stone Is Directing an Edward Snowden Movie
He’s called the NSA leaker a “hero” and President Obama a “disgrace,” so …
By
Joe Coscarelli
spy games
May 29, 2014
Edward Snowden: ‘Sometimes to Do the Right Thing You Have to Break a Law’
The NSA leaker defends himself in his first American TV interview.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
May 28, 2014
John Kerry to Edward Snowden: ‘Man Up’
The secretary of state is not impressed by the leaker’s interview from Russia.
By
Joe Coscarelli
spy games
May 27, 2014
Edward Snowden Says He’s ‘Trained As a Spy,’ Not Just a Low-Level Hacker
The government’s description of his work is “misleading.”
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
May 26, 2014
White House Publicizes CIA Chief’s Name
Oops.
By
Caroline Bankoff
spy games
May 22, 2014
Brian Williams Lands Snowden Interview
The NBC News anchor also interviewed Greenwald.
By
Caroline Bankoff
spy games
Apr. 28, 2014
Snowden Hired Lawyer to Negotiate a Plea Deal
The talks didn’t get very far.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
Apr. 21, 2014
Snowden Regrets Participating in Putin Propaganda
“I don’t think there’s any shame in saying that he made an error in judgment.”
By
Joe Coscarelli
spy games
Apr. 18, 2014
Snowden Says He Asked Putin About Spying to Catch Him in a Lie
The NSA leaker says he wasn’t trying to “whitewash” Russia, but that he was thinking a few steps ahead.
By
Joe Coscarelli
spy games
Apr. 17, 2014
Russia Deploys Edward Snowden Cameo at Vladimir Putin Propaganda Show
The two had a friendly chat about how Russia would never spy on its people like the U.S.
By
Joe Coscarelli
spy games
Apr. 11, 2014
NSA Gladly Used Heartbleed Bug to Steal Passwords: Report [Updated]
For two years, leaving regular internet users vulnerable.
By
Joe Coscarelli
spy games
Apr. 1, 2014
Senate Report: CIA Lied Repeatedly About Its Interrogation Program
To justify the use of brutal tactics.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
Mar. 25, 2014
NSA Chief Assures Jimmy Carter That They Aren’t Spying on Him
One American down, only 299,999,999 to go.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
Mar. 24, 2014
Obama Plan Would End NSA Bulk Data Collection
If Congress passes the legislation.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
Mar. 5, 2014
Did the CIA Spy on a Senate Investigation?
An internal review has begun.
By
Joe Coscarelli
spy games
Feb. 26, 2014
Obama Has Four Options for Revamping NSA Phone Surveillance, And None Are Ideal
He can annoy phone companies, the FISA court, or privacy advocates.
By
Margaret Hartmann
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