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New York (AFP) - A former CIA programmer was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Thursday for leaking the US spy agency's most valuable hacking tools to WikiLeaks. Joshua Schulte, 35, was found guilty in 2022 of espionage and other charges in what the CIA called a "digital Pearl Harbor" -- the largest data breach in the history of the intelligence agency. "Schulte betrayed his country by committing some of the most brazen, heinous crimes of espionage in American history," US Attorney Damian Williams said in a statement. "He caused untold damage to our national security in his quest for revenge ...
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Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden announced Friday that he has invited CIA Director William Burns to sit on the cabinet, a mostly symbolic elevation that recognized the US spymaster's broader role in the administration. Biden praised Burns for providing him "clear, straightforward analysis that prioritizes the safety and security of the American people." "Under his leadership, the CIA is delivering a clear-eyed, long-term approach to our nation's top national security challenges -- from tackling Russia's brutal aggression against Ukraine, to managing responsible competition with the Peopl...
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Washington (AFP) - Russia's war in Ukraine has had a "corrosive" effect on Russian President Vladimir Putin, CIA Director William Burns said Saturday, with discontent over the conflict creating a "once-in-a generation opportunity" for the spy agency. Speaking at the Ditchley Foundation in the UK, Burns called Putin's invasion of Ukraine "the most immediate and acute geopolitical challenge to international order today." The address came one week after the head of Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin led his forces in a brief mutiny against Russia's military command. In doing so, he accused...
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Washington (AFP) - CIA Director William Burns tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, a day after meeting with President Joe Biden, the intelligence agency said. Burns wore an N-95 mask at his meeting with the president and practiced social distancing, it added. "Their interaction is not considered close contact as defined by CDC guidance, and Director Burns is sharing the news of his positive test out of an abundance of transparency," the CIA said in a statement. Burns, 65, was fully vaccinated and boosted against Covid and tested positive in a routine PCR test. He is experiencing mild symp...
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Washington (AFP) - An armed person was shot by FBI agents Monday after a standoff of several hours at the entry gate to the CIA headquarters, the federal investigation agency said. The unidentified person was prevented from driving past the initial gate into the CIA's sprawling wooded compound just outside Washington early Monday afternoon. Security personnel reportedly tried to negotiate with the person to surrender for several hours. The FBI said in a statement that the individual "emerged from his vehicle with a weapon and was engaged by law enforcement officers." "The subject was wounded a...
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Washington (AFP) - Veteran US diplomat William Burns, nominated to lead the CIA, pledged Wednesday to keep the agency free of politics and said China would be his main focus if confirmed. Burns was picked by President Joe Biden to replace retiring Central Intelligence Agency Director Gina Haspel and to help restore an air of independence after former president Donald Trump allegedly tried to manipulate the country's spies for political reasons. Burns told the Senate Intelligence Committee that his career in the Middle East and Russia made him appreciate the value of untainted intelligence. "I...
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