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Walking away from Ukraine would be an 'own goal' as the war hollows out the army Putin spent decades building, CIA chief says

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Ukrainian servicemen drive a T-72 tank on the frontline in eastern Ukraine on July 13, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Ukrainian servicemen drive a T-72 tank on the frontline in eastern Ukraine on July 13, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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The CIA is posting videos to persuade Russians to betray their leaders — and says it's working

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A dimly-lit image of a silhouetted Russian man in a snowy driveway, viewed through a doorway and texting on his phone, with the implication he is contacting the CIA, in a new video by the agency aimed at attracting Russian informants, published January 23, 2024.
A still from the CIA's recruitment video aimed at disenchanted Russians, published January 23, 2024.

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A man exploited a glitch in the CIA's X account to redirect Russian informants to his own Telegram channel

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CIA flag made using computer binary code.
A flag of the CIA made using computer binary code.

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CIA intel about looming Hamas attacks did not reach Joe Biden — dismissed as routine

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Rocket barrages launched towards Israel from Gaza.
Rocket barrages launched towards Israel from Gaza.

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CIA planning its own ChatGPT-style tool, weeks after its tech chief urged users to treat AI like their 'crazy, drunk friend'

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The Central Intelligence Agency's logo in the Langley headquarters.

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A military panel deemed a suspected 9/11 key accomplice unfit for trial due to the CIA's 'torture program'

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The former Camp X-Ray lies in the morning mist. The first prisoners arrived here on January 11, 2002.

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Inside Operation Barrel Roll, a covert US military campaign that dropped 2 million tons of bombs on Laos over 9 years

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A boy runs past rusted halves of cluster bomb shells and other military hardware in a scrap metal shop along the main street in Phonsavanh, Laos.
A boy runs past rusted halves of cluster bomb shells and other military hardware in a scrap metal shop along the main street in Phonsavanh, Laos.

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Wagner boss Prigozhin was just winging it with his armed revolt and making things up as he went along, CIA director says

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Members of Wagner group prepare to pull out from the headquarters of the Southern Military District to return to their base in Rostov-on-Don late on June 24, 2023.
Members of Wagner group prepare to pull out from the headquarters of the Southern Military District to return to their base in Rostov-on-Don late on June 24, 2023.

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Russia risks becoming an 'economic colony of China' following its invasion of Ukraine, says CIA director

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a reception at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023.

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George W. Bush misrepresented our work at CIA to sell the Iraq invasion. It's time to call him what he is: 'A liar.'

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George W. Bush on the phone.
George W. Bush on the day of the 9/11 attacks, which were used to publicly justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq. But by many accounts, the plan to invade Iraq had already started taking shape months before.

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