Analysis & Commentary
Starting Point
FDD Chairman James Woolsey discusses the radicalization of the Boston bombers and the possibility that intelligence failures prevented their detection.
Squawk Box
FDD Chairman James Woolsey discusses why may have prevented US intelligence and law enforcement from being able to detect and thwart the Boston bombers.
The CIA’s Interrogation Program Deserves a Public Airing
The Democrats on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence have bequeathed to the lucky few with clearances a 6,000-page report on the Central Intelligence Agency’s enhanced interrogation program.
The Unchanging CIA
John Brennan’s nomination to be the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency has sparked another debate about Langley’s priorities and deficiencies. Brennan, the king of drones at his counterterrorist perch...
Brennan’s CIA Bid Chance to Strike Back at Critics
In answers to questions from the Senate Intelligence Committee before the hearing, Brennan said he was "aware of the program but did not play a role in its creation, execution, or oversight," and added...
Report Shows Hezbollah, Iran Join Forces
The head of the Washington Institute’s Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, Dr. Matthew Levitt, on Wednesday issued a report detailing the intensified and reorganized collaboration...
Newshour
FDD's Reuel Marc Gerecht discusses the nominations of Chuck Hagel for Defense Secretary and John Brennan for Director of Central Intelligence.
The Situation Room
FDD's Reuel Marc Gerecht explains how lethal the Iranian intelligence services can be.
The CIA Goes to the Movies
In case anybody doubted that the United States is in the grips of collective idiocy, consider that the head of our “secret intelligence service” has just issued a movie review of a new film about the operation...
Pollard Defenders Vindicated
Jonathan Pollard, a former Naval intelligence service analyst, broke the law by selling American secrets to Israel. For that crime, he is currently serving the 25th year of a life sentence—the same sentence...
Will the U.S. Enjoy “A Brighter Energy Outlook”?
The National Intelligence Council’s newly released Global Trends 2030 report is an important read for anybody interested in the rapidly evolving national-security environment. One part of the report sure...
Who Politicized Intelligence on Benghazi?
During an appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, Congressman Mike Rogers, who is the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, accused political appointees in the intelligence...
Spinning Benghazi
Ahead of what is sure to be a contentious presidential debate focusing on foreign policy on Monday, anonymous “intelligence officials” have decided to update the Benghazi story.
The Service’s Secrets
‘But without sources, human sources within the enemy centers, you will never discover the kinds of plots that unfolded on September 11.” With these words, Markus Wolf, the former head...
Blowback in Syria
On Wednesday, July 18, a bomb killed at least three top officials from Bashar al Assad’s crumbling regime. Among them was Assef Shawkat, the deputy defense minister and former head of Syrian military intelligence.
2 Eritrean Officials Designated for Supporting Shabaab
The US Treasury Department designated six supporters of Shabaab, al Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, on July 5. Among the six are two Eritrean intelligence officials.
Obama’s Classified Leaks Are Probably Not Prosecutable
In my post over the weekend about the folly of pushing for a special prosecutor on the Obama administration’s intelligence leaks to the New York Times, I argued that holding the president politically accountable is far more important than indicting the leakers.
Yemeni Intelligence Cooperation Improves After Saleh
Yemen's improved counterterrorism cooperation was a key to the thwarted plot to bomb a U.S.-bound airliner, analysts say. The scheme, confirmed by U.S. officials this week, was hatched in Yemen where political...
Declassify Intelligence that Led to Bin Laden
Jose Rodriguez, the former head of the CIA’s Counterterrorism Center and National Clandestine Service, has made quite a splash in the past couple of days.
Washington Journal
FDD's Bill Roggio discusses the expanded authority and drone use by the CIA to conduct “signature strikes” in Yemen, the opening up of U.S. airspace to drones, and other drone-related news including Iran’s claims it is replicating a captured U.S. drone.
