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[[Leon E. Panetta]] was appointed Director of the US [[Central Intelligence Agency]] on 13 February 2009.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/leadership/leon-e-panetta.html Leon. E Panetta]], Central Intelligence Agency, 13 February 2009.</ref> | [[Leon E. Panetta]] was appointed Director of the US [[Central Intelligence Agency]] on 13 February 2009.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/leadership/leon-e-panetta.html Leon. E Panetta]], Central Intelligence Agency, 13 February 2009.</ref> | ||
==Xe (Blackwater) revelations== | ==Xe (Blackwater) revelations== | ||
After learning that the [[CIA]] had hired the private security contractor [[Xe (Blackwater)]] as part of a planned programme to assassinate [[Al Qaeda]] leaders, Panetta held an emergency meeting in June 2009 to brief Congress about the programme for the first time.<ref>Mark Mazzetti, [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/20/us/20intel.html?_r=2&hp C.I.A. Sought Xe (Blackwater)’s Help to Kill Jihadists], New York Times, 19 August 2009.</ref> | After learning that the [[CIA]] had hired the private security contractor [[Xe (Blackwater)]] as part of a planned programme to assassinate [[Al Qaeda]] leaders, Panetta held an emergency meeting in June 2009 to brief Congress about the programme for the first time.<ref>Mark Mazzetti, [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/20/us/20intel.html?_r=2&hp C.I.A. Sought Xe (Blackwater)’s Help to Kill Jihadists], New York Times, 19 August 2009.</ref> | ||
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| Member of | Atlantic Council/Board, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Oracle, Truman Center for National Policy |
Leon E. Panetta was appointed Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency on 13 February 2009.[1]
Xe (Blackwater) revelations
After learning that the CIA had hired the private security contractor Xe (Blackwater) as part of a planned programme to assassinate Al Qaeda leaders, Panetta held an emergency meeting in June 2009 to brief Congress about the programme for the first time.[2]
Legal Case
| Name | Plaintiff(s) | Defendant(s) | Start | End | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hedges v. Obama | Daniel Ellsberg Chris Hedges Noam Chomsky Jenifer Bolen Kai Wargalla Birgitta Jónsdóttir Alexa O'Brien | Barack Obama Leon Panetta John McCain John Boehner Harry Reid Eric Cantor Nancy Pelosi US Department of Defense Mitch McConnell United States of America | 13 January 2012 | 28 April 2014 | The plaintiffs challenged the 2012 NDAA contending that indefinite detention on "suspicion of providing substantial support" to groups such as al-Qaeda and the Taliban was so vague as to allow unconstitutional, indefinite detention of civilians based on vague allegations. The Court of Appeals struck down an initial agreement, and the US Supreme Court concurred, arguing that the plaintiffs could not prove they would be affected by the law, so had no standing to contest it. |
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munich Security Conference/2012 | 3 February 2012 | 5 February 2012 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 48th Munich Security Conference |
| Munich Security Conference/2023 | 17 February 2023 | 19 February 2023 | Germany Munich Bavaria | Annual conference of mid-level functionaries from the military-industrial complex - politicians, propagandists and lobbyists. The real decisions are made by deep politicians behind the scenes, elsewhere. |
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References
- ↑ Leon. E Panetta], Central Intelligence Agency, 13 February 2009.
- ↑ Mark Mazzetti, C.I.A. Sought Xe (Blackwater)’s Help to Kill Jihadists, New York Times, 19 August 2009.
