CIA gets lots of job applicants from Hamas, Hezbullah and al-Qaeda

A document turned over to the Washington Post by former NSA analyst Edward Snowden shows that the United States government investigates thousands of employees every year for suspected terror ties, and that Hamas, Hezbullah and al-Qaeda members have repeatedly sought employment with the CIA.

The CIA found that among a subset of job seekers whose backgrounds
raised questions, roughly one out of

Video details about 'black budget' for spying on Israel and the Pollard connection

Here's a report from WJLA-TV in Washington about the US intelligence agencies 'black budgets' for spying on foreign countries, a story I covered originally here.

Let's go to the videotape.



A report at The Hill makes what seems to me to be an obvious connection between the black budget and convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, who is serving a life sentence in the United States, after the US

What a surprise: The United States spies on Israel

The Washington Post reports on the $52.6 billion 'black budget' that the United States has for spying on other countries in fiscal 2013. The Post obtained the budget from Edward Snowden, the former NSA analyst who has currently found temporary asylum in Russia. The Post isn't telling all, but it's telling enough for us to know that Israel is a target.

•U.S. intelligence officials take an

Report: Obama personally approved leaks of Israeli strikes in Syria

President Obama personally approved the leaking by the CIA of information about alleged Israeli strikes on Syria according to a report in the World Tribune.

“This is a decision that could come only from Obama,” a diplomat said.
“[T]his reflects his dismay over the Israeli operations, which the
president believes could result in a regional war.”

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The diplomats said Israel has