Gina Haspel news
Find the news on RT about incumbent Director of the CIA Gina Haspel. She is an American intelligence officer, who served as Deputy Director of the CIA before she was nominated to become the permanent CIA director by US President Donald Trump. Read RT for reports and news about her previous and current political career. She was preceded by Mike Pompeo, who resigned in April 2017 and became US secretary of state. Follow RT on the news and stories on Pompeo’s resignation and Haspel’s nomination. Despite being in the position for several months, it was revealed that she was implicated in a torture scandal. Don’t miss the latest breaking news and updates on that matter.
- CIA Director Gina Haspel may have run ‘black site’ at Guantánamo Bay, court docs reveal
CIA Director Gina Haspel, confirmed by the Senate last year amid accusations of involvement in torture, may have run a so-called ‘black site’ at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Haspel did not mention this role in her confirmation hearing.Jan 11, 2019 20:30USA News - ‘Hulking muscled guards’: CIA cable gives steamy description of ‘enhanced’ interrogationA declassified cable detailing torture at a CIA blacksite in Thailand operated by now-CIA Director Gina Haspel employed hokey language perhaps better suited for an erotic novel – as opposed to documenting the agency’s actions.Aug 13, 2018 14:38USA News
- ‘She breathes the CIA’: Ignoring torture reputation, Trump swears in Haspel as 1st female spy chiefGina Haspel has been sworn in as the first female director of the CIA at a ceremony attended by US President Donald Trump, despite controversy surrounding her participation in the post-9/11 torture and interrogation program.May 21, 2018 17:12USA News
- Senate confirms Gina Haspel as CIA chief despite her torture pastGina Haspel is the new director of the CIA, after getting confirmed in the US Senate. Several Democrats crossed the aisle and gave her the green light, despite objecting to Haspel’s role in the CIA’s torture program.May 17, 2018 19:38USA News
- Senate Intelligence Committee votes to advance Gina Haspel’s nomination as CIA directorGina Haspel is a step closer to becoming the next CIA director after the US Senate Intelligence Committee voted to advance her nomination.May 16, 2018 13:31USA News
- ‘Ultimately done damage’: Haspel condemns CIA torture in attempt to win over DemocratsGina Haspel, US President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next CIA director, has penned a letter admitting that the spy agency should not have carried out the post-9/11 torture and detention program.May 15, 2018 20:47USA News
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