by Noah Shachtman | Nov 12, 2012 | Monitor
Former CIA director David Petraeus — along with Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, FBI Director Robert Mueller, and Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Ronald Burgess — take their seats in a January hearing on Capitol Hill. Photo:...
by Richard Wheeler | Oct 5, 2012 | Monitor
The original movie poster for “Dr. No.” Courtesy: United Artists 50 years ago today was the cinematic birth of the man who everyone thinks of when they think about spies: James Bond. Dr. No was released Oct. 5, 1962, and ever since James Bond has been...
by Noah Shachtman | Aug 30, 2012 | Monitor
Osama bin Laden films an undated propaganda video. Photo: CIA Before SEAL Team 6 was sent into Pakistan to kill Osama bin Laden, the troops were given a cover story, in case the mission went south. They were supposed to say that they were deep in Pakistani territory,...
by Noah Shachtman | Aug 27, 2012 | Monitor
It’s one of the most memorable scenes in science fiction: a 3-D, holographic Princess Leia, begging for Obi-Wan’s help. America’s spy services have just plunked down $58 million to make it real. And if you think the gadget-makers behind this...
by Noah Shachtman | Aug 14, 2012 | Monitor
Stratfor executive Fred Burton. Photo: AP Updated 3:48 p.m. Ever since WikiLeaks began releasing a series of documents about the surveillance system Trapwire, there’s been a panicked outcry over this supposedly all-seeing, revolutionary spy network. In fact,...