Britain’s high court showed no hesitation in sending Julian Assange to his death, living or otherwise.
John Pilger examines the latest arguments presented by the US in its bid to extradite Julian Assange, and the continuing persecution of the whistleblower and his partner Stella Moris
Simmering tensions could see the country partitioned between east and west
Officials say locals were recruited while applying for visas to US
The dissident journalist was dismembered after his murder October 2 in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul but his remains have yet to be found
Jalaluddin Haqqani became a CIA asset and received a personal visit from US congressman Charlie Wilson, who helped secure arms for the mujahideen
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Gina Haspel has been named by President Trump as new director of the CIA, becoming the first woman to hold the post if confirmed by the Senate
‘Now that the deal is done, we can reveal some of the negotiating positions taken by the former president during the Zexit process’
There is always room for more donkeys on Pleasure Island, especially after the new Ghostbusters proton-blast the No Girls Allowed sign.
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The current Spy vs Spy farce summons a sense of déjà vu, with a CIA spook lurking in every nook.
Here are 7 things you need to know about SA’s intelligence services, in the wake of details from spy cables released by Al-Jazeera and The Guardian.
Amnesty International is calling on European countries to come clean on their assistance with CIA operations so that justice can be served.
Many world leaders are criticising the torture methods of the CIA, revealed this week in a US Senate report, and they are calling for legal action.
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The Senate report on CIA detention and interrogation found that detainees subjected to torture produced no intelligence or "fabricated information".
US President Barack Obama could have taken action but did not want to weaken the intelligence services.
A US Senate report found that the CIA misled the American public about its torture methods after 9/11 and were brutal and pervasive in their actions.
Public protector Thuli Madonsela’s office says it knows nothing of an apology to her by MK military veterans chairperson Kebby Maphatsoe.
DA MP David Maynier insulted Deputy Defence Minister Kebby Maphatsoe in the National Assembly over the latter’s claims against Thuli Madonsela.
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Jeff Radebe has said that Kebby Maphatsoe’s comments about the public protector do not "reflect the views and thinking of government".
A deputy minister has accused public protector Thuli Madonsela of being a spy for the CIA, and said that "we can’t allow people to hijack the ANC".
An American student has filed a lawsuit against the CIA to unearth the exact level of the agency’s complicity in the 1962 arrest of Nelson Mandela.
How many times can Independent news boss Iqbal Surve call "bullshit" on the M&G? Find out in this interview where he says we are CIA-funded.
US House and Senate give green light to Obama’s plan to supply light weapons to rebel groups.
A Venezuelan minister has urged citizens to close Facebook accounts to avoid being unwitting informants for the US CIA.
Terrorism is invoked to justify many things, but current surveillance dwarfs all past behaviour.
Edward Snowden has gone into hiding in Hong Kong after blowing the whistle on a top-secret US spying programme.
From flying to Taiwan to taking a ferry to Macau, here are a few of the options former CIA employee Edward Snowden has to avoid extradition to the US.
A five-year probe into CIA detention centres on Polish territory has ground to a halt, said to be due to a lack of cooperation from US officials.
Politicians get their feelings hurt, the CIA director is caught with his pants down and SA gets CougarLife.com. Want to stay in the know? Watch Weekend 101.
Frederick Humphries has lived up to his deadly reputation by setting in motion the investigation that brought down David Petraeus as CIA director.
A US commander in Afghanistan apparently sent "inappropriate" emails to a woman linked to the sex scandal involving ex-CIA director David Petraeus.
The plot surrounding the shock resignation of CIA chief David Petraeus thickened on Sunday.