John Brennan
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Trump revokes security clearance of ex-CIA director Brennan
World | Aug 16, 2018, 10:34 AM ISTThe 62-year-old former intelligence official has been one of the staunchest critics of President Trump and his policies. Brennan tweeted that his security clearance being revoked is part of a broader effort by Trump to "suppress freedom of speech."
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Russia ‘brazenly interfered’ in 2016 US elections, says former CIA director John Brennan
World | May 24, 2017, 07:09 AM ISTFormer CIA director John Brennan on Tuesday told US Congress that Russia “brazenly interfered” in the 2016 presidential election won by Republican Donald Trump.
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Mike Pompeo to replace John Brennan as CIA Director, confirms US Senate
World | Jan 24, 2017, 09:11 AM ISTThe US Senate has confirmed Kansas Congressman Mike Pompeo as director of the CIA, replacing John Brennan, a media report said on Tuesday.
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Outgoing CIA director slams Donald Trump on Russia threat
World | Jan 16, 2017, 06:26 AM ISTThe outgoing CIA director charged on Sunday that Donald Trump lacks a full understanding of the threat Moscow poses to the United States
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US has a reason to pay attention to what China is doing: CIA
World | Jun 30, 2016, 12:25 PM ISTCIA Director John Brennan has said that the United States of America has a reason to pay attention to what China is doing on a number of fronts
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CIA chief John Brennan warns of Istanbul-style attack in US
World | Jun 30, 2016, 12:13 PM ISTJohn Brennan, the chief of US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), has warned that the Islamic State (IS) may conduct Istanbul-style airport attack in America as well.
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WikiLeaks publishes CIA director John Brennan's hacked emails
World | Oct 22, 2015, 11:23 AM ISTWashington: The WikiLeaks organization posted material Wednesday from what appears to be CIA Director John Brennan's personal email account, including a draft security clearance application containing personal information.The material presumably was taken in a compromise
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CIA chief admits use of brutal interrogation techniques
World | Dec 12, 2014, 03:51 PM ISTWashington: Some officers of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) used brutal techniques on terrorist suspects and there was no proof of useful information yielded from the interrogation, the chief of the US spy agency has
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CIA chief challenges Senate torture report
World | Dec 12, 2014, 11:32 AM ISTWashington: CIA Director John Brennan is acknowledging that agency officers did “abhorrent” things to captive terror suspects, and he says he can't prove the harsh treatment made the prisoners cooperate. But he defends the overall
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Obama nominates new chiefs for Pentagon, CIA
World | Jan 08, 2013, 10:18 AM ISTWashington, Jan 8: US President Barack Obama has nominated former US Sen. Chuck Hagel as his next secretary of defense and John Brennan, a White House counter-terrorism adviser, as the new head of the Central
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US Terms India As One Of Its Best Counter-Terrorism Allies
World | Oct 30, 2010, 01:26 PM ISTWashington , Oct 30 : Ahead of the visit of US President Barack Obama to India next week, the White House has identified New Delhi as one of its best counterterrorism partners."The Indian government is