Torturing prisoners. Misleading Congress. Spying on close allies. Failing to predict Vladimir Putin’s shadow invasion of Ukraine.
The CIA’s reputation at home and abroad has suffered enormous blows over the last several years, but on Friday its director, John Brennan, tried to put a positive spin on where the agency is today.
Brennan emphasized the strong relationships the CIA shares with governments all around the world. And part of the CIA’s cooperation with foreign partners is helping their spy services improve upon their own professionalism and ethics, Brennan told the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.
His remarks show an effort by …read more
Source: Foreign Policy
