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Differing explanations offered on posting in department amid fears of domestic spying
Washington: Working inside the New York Police Department is one of the CIA's most experienced clandestine operatives. He arrived in July as the special assistant to the deputy commissioner of intelligence. While his title is clear, his job responsibilities are not.
Federal and city officials have offered differing explanations for why this top CIA officer was assigned to a municipal police department since AP revealed the assignment in August.
The CIA is prohibited from spying domestically, and its unusual partnership with the New York Police Department (NYPD) has troubled top lawmakers and prompted an internal investigation.
The last time a CIA officer worked so closely with the NYPD, beginning in the months after the 9/11 attacks, he became the architect of aggressive police programmes that monitored Muslim neighbourhoods.
With that earlier help from this CIA official, the police put entire communities under a [...]
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Differing explanations offered on posting in department amid fears of domestic spying
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| New York Council members Daniel Drumm and Robert Jackson listen as NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly testifies before the public safety committee. |
Federal and city officials have offered differing explanations for why this top CIA officer was assigned to a municipal police department since AP revealed the assignment in August.
The CIA is prohibited from spying domestically, and its unusual partnership with the New York Police Department (NYPD) has troubled top lawmakers and prompted an internal investigation.
The last time a CIA officer worked so closely with the NYPD, beginning in the months after the 9/11 attacks, he became the architect of aggressive police programmes that monitored Muslim neighbourhoods.
With that earlier help from this CIA official, the police put entire communities under a [...]
Submit your suggestion / comments / complaints / Takedown request on lookyp.com@gmail.com
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