CIA launched a Mandarin-language social media campaign on January 15, 2026, urging Chinese nationals to securely contact the agency as informants on government, military, and economic secrets amid U.S.-China tensions. 


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The CIA has released a new video in the Mandarin language with step-by-step instructions for people in mainland China on how to securely contact the agency if they wish to share information. It says the CIA “wants to know the truth about China” and is seeking insiders for the task. The Central Intelligence Agency has released a series of social media videos urging Chinese citizens to secretly share information about their government. In the video, the CIA says it is seeking individuals inside China having access to information about the country’s political system and willing to share it safely.&nbsp;The videos have led to questions about whether the agency is openly recruiting intelligence sources inside China. In the video, the intelligence agency says it wants to hear the “truth” about China and is seeking people who have confidential knowledge of the Chinese government.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">此视频提供安全联系中央情报局的全套步骤。以下有几个在进行安全联系之前及在过程中务必考量的事项。中情局想知道中国的真相，我们正在寻找知道并能告知真相的人。 <a href="https://t.co/LlLLdfA2Q4">pic.twitter.com/LlLLdfA2Q4</a>&mdash; CIA (@CIA) <a href="https://twitter.com/CIA/status/2011802282589835414?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/-more-positions-than-kama-sutra-pm-starmer-mocks-tories-on-repeated-policy-u-turns-1768486324555">‘More positions than Kama Sutra’: PM Starmer mocks Tories, defends digital ID U-turn</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;“The CIA wants to know the truth about China, and we are looking for people who know and can tell the truth,” the agency wrote.&nbsp;The video was shared across the CIA’s official platforms and features footage of Chinese businessmen and professionals at work, while a narrator provides step-by-step instructions on how to make anonymous contact. Viewers are advised to assess risks to themselves and their families, use public Wi-Fi, avoid personal devices, rely on VPNs and delete all traces of communication.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/russia-expels-british-diplomat-on-spying-charge-uk-rejects-malicious-accusation-1768478349945">Russia expels British diplomat on spying charge; UK rejects ‘malicious’ accusation</a>&nbsp;“Purchase new or used devices using cash or gift cards without providing any personal information related to you,” the agency instructs. It also urges potential sources to create a new anonymous email address and avoid entering any details that could be traced back to them. The agency further suggests that if circumstances allow, individuals should travel abroad before contacting the CIA.&nbsp;“If you are unable to travel abroad, any or all of these steps can be performed by a trusted close relative or friend,” the video says.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-labels-muslim-brotherhood-branches-in-egypt-lebanon-jordan-as-terrorists-egypt-saudi-arabia-hail-action-1768400130903">US labels Muslim Brotherhood branches in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan as ‘terrorists’; Egypt, Saudi Arabia hail action</a>&nbsp;The release follows a similar campaign last year, when the CIA published videos aimed at ordinary Chinese citizens working in sectors like defence, national security, diplomacy, science and advanced technology.The video posted then asked, “Do you have any information about economic, fiscal, or trade policies? Do you work in the defence industry?”&nbsp;The video also provides instructions for contacting the CIA through its dark web portal using the Tor browser, offering both an onion address and a standard CIA website link.The CIA says messages may be written in any language but warns against using any applications, software, or artificial intelligence tools to write or translate the content.After making contact, the agency advises informants to continue their normal daily routines while the information is being reviewed.&nbsp;“If it weren’t working, we wouldn’t be making more videos,” a CIA official had said then in response to a pointed query.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/-sickening-repression-uk-working-with-allies-on-new-sanctions-against-iran-says-starmer-1768406707779">‘Sickening repression’: UK ‘working with allies’ on new sanctions against Iran, says Starmer</a>&nbsp;CIA Director John Ratcliffe has also been open about the agency’s mission and said, “One of the primary roles of the CIA is to collect intelligence by recruiting assets that can help us steal secrets.”&nbsp;The campaign comes after relations between Washington and Beijing took a hit when President Donald Trump announced tariffs of up to 20 per cent on Chinese imports last year.China responded by warning it was ready for “any type of war” and vowed to “fight until the end”.&nbsp;In an unprecedented move, the CIA released two Chinese-language videos in May 2025, encouraging Chinese Communist Party officials to provide intelligence to the US.

In May 2025, the Central Intelligence Agency had released two Chinese-language videos encouraging Chinese Communist Party officials to provide intelligence to the United States.

The CIA has released a new video in the Mandarin language with step-by-step instructions for people in mainland China on how to securely contact the agency if they wish to share information. It says the CIA “wants to know the truth about China” and is seeking insiders for the task. The Central Intelligence Agency has released a series of social media videos urging Chinese citizens to secretly share information about their government. In the video, the CIA says it is seeking individuals inside China having access to information about the country’s political system and willing to share it safely. The videos have led to questions about whether the agency is openly recruiting intelligence sources inside China. In the video, the intelligence agency says it wants to hear the “truth” about China and is seeking people who have confidential knowledge of the Chinese government.

In May 2025, the Central Intelligence Agency had released two Chinese-language videos encouraging Chinese Communist Party officials to provide intelligence to the United States.

CIA shares video in Mandarin, seeks ‘insiders’ willing to share information from China

Aldrich Ames — one of the most damaging spies in U.S. history — has died at the age of 84 while serving a life sentence in a Maryland prison. Ames, a former CIA counterintelligence officer, sold U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union and later Russia for nearly a decade, compromising dozens of agents and sensitive operations. His betrayals are blamed for the deaths of Western operatives and one of the worst intelligence breaches of the Cold War era.


Biggest US mole Aldrich Ames dies in federal prison in Maryland

A Cold War nuclear generator lost on Nanda Devi in 1965 is back in the spotlight. BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has raised questions about the mission and its legacy. Watch the full story on the lost CIA device buried in the Himalayas and why it matters today.


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In a bizarre claim, the Congress party’s former MP Kumar Ketkar has said that the US intelligence agency CIA and the Israeli spy agency Mossad had together strategized the defeat of the Congress in the 2014 general elections. Speaking at an event organised by the Congress on the Constitution Day, Ketkar, a former journalist, said that foreign intelligence agencies influenced the 2014 Lok Sabha elections to prevent a stable Congress or Congress-led government from coming back to power. Ketkar tried to rationalise his claim by stating that the Congress party had won 145 seats in the 2004 Lok Sabha polls and 206 in the general election five years later. Going by the same trend, the Congress should have won 250 seats and retained power convincingly, but the number of the party’s seats nosedived to 44.&nbsp;&nbsp;

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">VIDEO | Congress leader Kumar Ketkar on Wednesday claimed that the CIA and the Mossad, the spy agencies of the United States and Israel respectively, had plotted the defeat of the Congress in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. Speaking at an event organised by the Congress on the… <a href="https://t.co/gDrrlDs5Dx">pic.twitter.com/gDrrlDs5Dx</a>&mdash; Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) <a href="https://twitter.com/PTI_News/status/1993915689716076952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/-us-peace-deal-must-punish-russian-war-crimes-says-ukraine-s-nobel-peace-prize-winner-oleksandra-matviichuk-1764256517148">‘US peace deal must punish Russian war crimes,’ says Ukraine’s Nobel peace prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk</a><h2>‘Congress party’s sharp decline not due to public mandate’</h2>&nbsp;He further alleged that the Congress party’s sharp decline in number of seats was not due to public mandate but external interference.“It was then that the game started. It was decided that under no circumstances, the seat tally of the Congress should increase from 206 in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls,” he said.&nbsp;“There were organisations that acted in a way that ‘Till the time we do not bring down the Congress from 206, we would not be able to play games here (in India)’. One of the organisations was the CIA and another was the Mossad of Israel,” the former MP said.“The two organisations had decided that they had to do something in India. If a stable Congress government or a Congress-led alliance government came back to power again, they would not have been able to interfere in India and implement their policies,” Ketkar claimed.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/-third-world-parenting-nalin-haley-calls-vivek-ramaswamy-a-creep-slams-his-reforms-1764243883515">‘Third-world parenting’: Nalin Haley calls Vivek Ramaswamy a ‘creep’, slams his reforms</a><h2>‘CIA and Mossad have detailed data on states, constituencies’</h2>&nbsp;He said the two spy agencies were of the view that a favourable government in Delhi would be under their control and that there should be a majority government but not of the Congress.&nbsp;“The Mossad prepared detailed data on states and constituencies. The CIA and the Mossad have detailed data on states and constituencies,” Ketkar claimed.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/-do-not-blame-volcanic-ash-from-ethiopia-for-mumbai-s-poor-aqi-bombay-hc-raps-govt-1764251444237">‘Do not blame volcanic ash from Ethiopia for Mumbai’s poor AQI’: Bombay HC raps govt</a>&nbsp;He admitted that there was discontent and disenchantment in 2014 against then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, but said it was not enough to bring the Congress numbers down from 206 to 44.The party did not even have enough numbers to claim the post of the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha. “This was not the mandate of the people,” Ketkar alleged.&nbsp;

Former MP Kumar Ketkar admitted that there was discontent and disenchantment in 2014 against then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh but said it was not enough to bring the Congress numbers down from 206 to 44. This was not the mandate of the people, Ketkar alleged.

In a bizarre claim, the Congress party’s former MP Kumar Ketkar has said that the US intelligence agency CIA and the Israeli spy agency Mossad had together strategized the defeat of the Congress in the 2014 general elections. Speaking at an event organised by the Congress on the Constitution Day, Ketkar, a former journalist, said that foreign intelligence agencies influenced the 2014 Lok Sabha elections to prevent a stable Congress or Congress-led government from coming back to power. Ketkar tried to rationalise his claim by stating that the Congress party had won 145 seats in the 2004 Lok Sabha polls and 206 in the general election five years later. Going by the same trend, the Congress should have won 250 seats and retained power convincingly, but the number of the party’s seats nosedived to 44.

Former MP Kumar Ketkar admitted that there was discontent and disenchantment in 2014 against then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh but said it was not enough to bring the Congress numbers down from 206 to 44. This was not the mandate of the people, Ketkar alleged.

‘CIA and Mossad engineered Congress defeat in 2014 general elections,’ says former MP

USA: Hunter Biden has sparked fresh controversy after publicly questioning the surveillance reach of the CIA and NSA. He warned that global intelligence agencies—including Mossad—possess capabilities that “everyone should be scared of.”


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John Kiriakou, who served as the CIA's chief of counter-terrorism operations in Pakistan in 2002, made the bombshell claims in an interview, which touched upon several issues including Islamabad-backed terrorism against India and Osama bin Laden's escape from Tora Bora.

Ex-CIA Official Claims Al Qaeda Infiltrated Top US Military Ranks

Former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer John Kiriakou has revealed in an interview that the United States provided millions of dollars to Pakistan in the regime of former President Pervez Musharraf to “buy” the latter’s “cooperation”. He also claimed that Musharraf handed over control of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal to the US. “When I was stationed in Pakistan in 2002, I was told unofficially that the Pentagon controlled the Pakistani nuclear arsenal, that Musharraf had turned control over to the United States because he was afraid of exactly what you just described (nuclear weapons falling into terrorist hands),” Kiriakou told news agency ANI.&nbsp;&nbsp;

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | On the question of fear of nuclear weapons falling into terrorists&#39; hands in Pakistan, ex-CIA Officer, John Kiriakou says, &quot;When I was stationed in Pakistan in 2002, I was told unofficially that the Pentagon controlled the Pakistani nuclear arsenal, and that Parvez… <a href="https://t.co/iaKPpixhMZ">pic.twitter.com/iaKPpixhMZ</a>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1981730398133751881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

&nbsp;&nbsp;He added that Musharraf allowed the US to operate freely. “Our relations with the Pakistani government were very, very good. And look, let’s be honest here. The United States loves working with dictators. Because then you don’t have to worry about public opinion and you don’t have to worry about the media anymore. And so we essentially just purchased Musharraf,” said Kiriakou, who worked with the CIA for 15 years as an analyst and later as part of its counterterrorism operations.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/-all-is-not-well-with-the-un-jaishankar-slams-pakistan-over-protecting-terror-outfit-trf-in-unsc-1761318154530">‘All is not well with the UN’: Jaishankar slams Pakistan over protecting terror outfit TRF in UNSC</a>&nbsp;“We gave millions and millions and millions of dollars in aid, whether it was military aid or economic development aid. And we would meet with Musharraf regularly, several times a week. And essentially he would let us do whatever we wanted to do. Yes. But Musharraf also had his own people that he needed to deal with,” he said.Musharraf had to keep the military happy, and they didn’t care about Al Qaeda, the former CIA officer added.So in order to keep the military happy and keep some of the extremists happy, he had to allow them to continue committing terror against India while pretending to cooperate with the Americans on counterterrorism, Kiriakou said.&nbsp;<h2>‘US did'nt eliminate AQ Khan due to Saudi pressure’</h2>&nbsp;Kiriakou also revealed that the US decided not to eliminate the infamous nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, the architect of Pakistan’s atomic bomb, after “direct intervention” by the Saudi government.&nbsp;“A colleague of mine was dealing with A Q Khan,” Kiriakou said. “If we had taken the Israeli approach, we would have just killed him. He was easy enough to find. We knew where he lived. We knew how he spent his day. But he also had the support of the Saudi government. And the Saudis came to us and said, ‘Please leave him alone. Please. We like AQ Khan. We’re working with AQ Khan. We’re close to the Pakistanis. ..They named Faisalabad after King Faisal. Just leave him alone.”Kiriakou said succumbing to Saudi pressure was a major US policy failure, and a “mistake” by Washington. “This was a mistake that the US government made, not confronting A Q Khan head-on,” he said.Khan was born in Bhopal in 1936, but moved to Pakistan with his family in 1952 after Partition, and died in Islamabad in 2021 at the age of 85.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/fresh-us-strike-on-venezuelan-gang-s-drug-smuggling-boat-kills-6-narco-terrorists-says-hegseth-1761313089618">Fresh US strike on Venezuelan gang’s drug-smuggling boat kills 6 narco-terrorists, says Hegseth</a>&nbsp;He was regarded as one of the world’s most infamous nuclear smugglers, having supplied technology to countries like North Korea, Iran, and Libya.&nbsp;<h2>‘US expected India to strike after 2002, 2008 terror attacks’</h2>&nbsp;Kiriakou further said the US had expected India to retaliate after the 2001 Parliament attack and 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, but it did not. “At the CIA we called the Indian policy strategic patience. The Indian government would have been perfectly within its rights to respond by striking Pakistan and they didn’t. We expected the Indians to, to strike back and they didn’t,” he said.

Musharraf had to keep the military happy, so in order to keep the military happy and keep some of the extremists happy, he had to allow them to continue committing terror against India while pretending to cooperate with the Americans on counterterrorism, the former CIA officer said.

Former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer John Kiriakou has revealed in an interview that the United States provided millions of dollars to Pakistan in the regime of former President Pervez Musharraf to “buy” the latter’s “cooperation”. He also claimed that Musharraf handed over control of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal to the US. “When I was stationed in Pakistan in 2002, I was told unofficially that the Pentagon controlled the Pakistani nuclear arsenal, that Musharraf had turned control over to the United States because he was afraid of exactly what you just described (nuclear weapons falling into terrorist hands),” Kiriakou told news agency ANI.

Musharraf had to keep the military happy, so in order to keep the military happy and keep some of the extremists happy, he had to allow them to continue committing terror against India while pretending to cooperate with the Americans on counterterrorism, the former CIA officer said.

‘US controlled Pak’s nuclear arsenal, didn’t eliminate AQ Khan due to Saudi pressure’: Former CIA agent

US President Donald Trump confirms authorization of covert CIA operations in Venezuela and hints at potential land-based military action. Tensions escalate after recent US strikes on Venezuelan boats, with Trump citing drug trafficking and security concerns as reasons. Venezuela's Maduro government condemns the moves as violations of international law. Latest updates and analysis here.


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US President Donald Trump confirms authorization of covert CIA operations in Venezuela and hints at potential land-based military action. Tensions escalate after recent US strikes on Venezuelan boats, with Trump citing drug trafficking and security concerns as reasons. Venezuela's Maduro government condemns the moves as violations of international law. Latest updates and analysis here.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has presented US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff with a special award to pass on to a senior CIA official whose son was killed while fighting in the Russia-Ukraine war. During Witkoff's visit to Russia, Putin gave the Order of Lenin to Trump's special envoy, sources familiar with the matter told BBC's US partner CBS.&nbsp;Michael Gloss, 21-year-old son of a CIA official, Juliane Gallina, who is currently the CIA's deputy director for digital innovation, was killed in Ukraine last year.&nbsp;This comes after it was confirmed that US President Donald Trump will be meeting Putin in Alaska next week to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war and ceasefire.&nbsp;However, Russia has not announced it publicly.&nbsp;The Order of Lenin is a Soviet-era award, recognising outstanding civilian service. Gloss's family will be receiving the award, as per the BBC report.<h2>The death of Michael Gloss</h2>The reports of Gloss's death first emerged earlier in April; however, only Russian media broke the news. Later that month, the CIA released a statement, saying that Gloss had been suffering from mental health problems, adding that his death was not a national security issue.&nbsp;A person familiar with the matter told CBS that Gloss was never an employee of the CIA. Moreover, the Kremlin did not initially appear to be aware of the family background of Gloss, who enlisted with Russian forces in autumn 2023.&nbsp;Last year, Gloss shared posts, expressing support for Russia, calling it the "Ukraine Proxy war". He shared selfies in Moscow's Red Square and dismissed media coverage of the conflict as "western propaganda".&nbsp;The CIA, in its statement, wrote that Gallina and her family had suffered an "unimaginable personal tragedy". &nbsp;&nbsp;Larry Gloss, Gloss's father, who is an Iraq war veteran, told the Washington Post that their son had struggled for most of his life with mental illness.&nbsp;"Our biggest fear while we were waiting for him to be repatriated was that someone over there [in Moscow] would put two and two together and figure out who his mother was, and use him as a prop," &nbsp;Gloss's family said.

Michael Gloss, 21-year-old son of a CIA official, Juliane Gallina, who is currently the CIA's deputy director for digital innovation, was killed in Ukraine last year.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has presented US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff with a special award to pass on to a senior CIA official whose son was killed while fighting in the Russia-Ukraine war. During Witkoff's visit to Russia, Putin gave the Order of Lenin to Trump's special envoy, sources familiar with the matter told BBC's US partner CBS. Michael Gloss, 21-year-old son of a CIA official, Juliane Gallina, who is currently the CIA's deputy director for digital innovation, was killed in Ukraine last year. This comes after it was confirmed that US President Donald Trump will be meeting Putin in Alaska next week to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war and ceasefire. However, Russia has not announced it publicly. The Order of Lenin is a Soviet-era award, recognising outstanding civilian service. Gloss's family will be receiving the award, as per the BBC report. The death of Michael Gloss The reports of Gloss's death first emerged earlier in April; however, only Russian media broke the news. Later that month, the CIA released a statement, saying that Gloss had been suffering from mental health problems, adding that his death was not a national security issue. A person familiar with the matter told CBS that Gloss was never an employee of the CIA. Moreover, the Kremlin did not initially appear to be aware of the family background of Gloss, who enlisted with Russian forces in autumn 2023. Last year, Gloss shared posts, expressing support for Russia, calling it the "Ukraine Proxy war". He shared selfies in Moscow's Red Square and dismissed media coverage of the conflict as "western propaganda". The CIA, in its statement, wrote that Gallina and her family had suffered an "unimaginable personal tragedy". Larry Gloss, Gloss's father, who is an Iraq war veteran, told the Washington Post that their son had struggled for most of his life with mental illness. "Our biggest fear while we were waiting for him to be repatriated was that someone over there [in Moscow] would put two and two together and figure out who his mother was, and use him as a prop," Gloss's family said.

Michael Gloss, 21-year-old son of a CIA official, Juliane Gallina, who is currently the CIA's deputy director for digital innovation, was killed in Ukraine last year.

CIA officer’s son dies in Russia-Ukraine war — Putin offers award, asks Trump special envoy to deliver it

From demonfaced Bin Laden dolls to psychic spy ops from astral projection to feline spies. These are 19 CIA operations that look like scripts for Netflix TV shows.

From nearly half thousand attempts to kill Fidel Castro to psychic spy ops from astral projection to feline spies. These are 19 CIA operations that look like scripts for Netflix TV shows.&nbsp;

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For the first time in nearly 62 years, the CIA has effectively confirmed that one of its officers, who specialised in psychological warfare, was in contact with Lee Harvey Oswald before President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas in 1963.The revelation emerged from a declassified memo dated 17 January 1963, showing that CIA officer George Joannides had been instructed to operate under the alias “Howard Gebler,” a name previously linked to an officer who worked closely with anti-Castro Cuban activists.Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/-it-s-all-fake-trump-s-trade-war-just-for-show-white-house-insider-claims-tariff-threats-are-theatrical-game-1751727467439">‘It’s all fake’: Trump’s trade war just for show? White House insider claims tariff threats are ‘theatrical game’</a>Until now, the CIA had repeatedly denied that Joannides was “Howard.” The group Joannides helped manage, the Cuban Student Directorate (DRE), was central to spreading Oswald’s pro-Castro image after the assassination.<h2>Who was George Joannides?</h2>Joannides was the deputy chief of the CIA’s Miami station in 1963. His job included running psychological operations and covertly directing the DRE, a group of young Cuban exiles opposed to Fidel Castro.In August 1963, just months before JFK’s murder, DRE members clashed with Oswald in New Orleans. Oswald had been distributing pro-Cuba pamphlets for the Fair Play for Cuba Committee. The incident was covered by local media, followed by a televised debate between Oswald and DRE members.After JFK was killed, the DRE’s newsletter was one of the first to brand Oswald a pro-Castro communist. The story quickly made national headlines.<h2>The long history of denial</h2>Despite Joannides’ obvious connection to DRE, the CIA maintained for decades that he had no involvement. He was even appointed as the agency’s liaison to the House Select Committee on Assassinations in the late 1970s, but failed to disclose his prior role in the very operation the committee was investigating. Robert Blakey, the committee’s chief counsel, said Joannides assured him at the time that no one by the name “Howard” had worked with the DRE. “He lied,” Blakey later testified. Dan Hardway, a former committee investigator, went further last month, calling Joannides’ actions a “covert operation” to undermine Congress.<h2>What the documents reveal, and don’t?</h2>The new documents do not directly link the CIA to the assassination itself, nor do they settle the long-running debate over whether Oswald acted alone. However, they do confirm that the agency lied to multiple government inquiries over the years, including:• The Warren Commission (1964)• The Church Committee (1975)• The House Select Committee on Assassinations (1977–78)• The Assassination Records Review Board (until 1998)They also raise fresh questions about why the CIA was so keen to bury Joannides’ role, and what else may still be hidden.In a twist that has only added to public distrust, Joannides was awarded the Career Intelligence Medal in 1981, just two years after obstructing the congressional probe. He passed away in 1990. But the consequences of his deception and the agency’s cover-up, are only now coming to light.

Until now, the CIA had repeatedly denied that Joannides was “Howard.” The group Joannides helped manage, the Cuban Student Directorate (DRE), was central to spreading Oswald’s pro-Castro image after the assassination.

For the first time in nearly 62 years, the CIA has effectively confirmed that one of its officers, who specialised in psychological warfare, was in contact with Lee Harvey Oswald before President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas in 1963. The revelation emerged from a declassified memo dated 17 January 1963, showing that CIA officer George Joannides had been instructed to operate under the alias “Howard Gebler,” a name previously linked to an officer who worked closely with anti-Castro Cuban activists. Also read: ‘It’s all fake’: Trump’s trade war just for show? White House insider claims tariff threats are ‘theatrical game’ Until now, the CIA had repeatedly denied that Joannides was “Howard.” The group Joannides helped manage, the Cuban Student Directorate (DRE), was central to spreading Oswald’s pro-Castro image after the assassination. Who was George Joannides? Joannides was the deputy chief of the CIA’s Miami station in 1963. His job included running psychological operations and covertly directing the DRE, a group of young Cuban exiles opposed to Fidel Castro. In August 1963, just months before JFK’s murder, DRE members clashed with Oswald in New Orleans. Oswald had been distributing pro-Cuba pamphlets for the Fair Play for Cuba Committee. The incident was covered by local media, followed by a televised debate between Oswald and DRE members. After JFK was killed, the DRE’s newsletter was one of the first to brand Oswald a pro-Castro communist. The story quickly made national headlines. The long history of denial Despite Joannides’ obvious connection to DRE, the CIA maintained for decades that he had no involvement. He was even appointed as the agency’s liaison to the House Select Committee on Assassinations in the late 1970s, but failed to disclose his prior role in the very operation the committee was investigating. Robert Blakey, the committee’s chief counsel, said Joannides assured him at the time that no one by the name “Howard” had worked with the DRE. “He lied,” Blakey later testified. Dan Hardway, a former committee investigator, went further last month, calling Joannides’ actions a “covert operation” to undermine Congress. What the documents reveal, and don’t? The new documents do not directly link the CIA to the assassination itself, nor do they settle the long-running debate over whether Oswald acted alone. However, they do confirm that the agency lied to multiple government inquiries over the years, including: • The Warren Commission (1964) • The Church Committee (1975) • The House Select Committee on Assassinations (1977–78) • The Assassination Records Review Board (until 1998) They also raise fresh questions about why the CIA was so keen to bury Joannides’ role, and what else may still be hidden. In a twist that has only added to public distrust, Joannides was awarded the Career Intelligence Medal in 1981, just two years after obstructing the congressional probe. He passed away in 1990. But the consequences of his deception and the agency’s cover-up, are only now coming to light.

Until now, the CIA had repeatedly denied that Joannides was “Howard.” The group Joannides helped manage, the Cuban Student Directorate (DRE), was central to spreading Oswald’s pro-Castro image after the assassination.

US intel agency lied for decades? CIA admits secret link between officer and JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald

The United States once tried creating an army of "animal assassins", which the CIA hoped to use against its enemies, The Daily Mail reported. Declassified documents show that the CIA ran a secret project codenamed Subproject 94 in the 1960s, in which it carried out tests on wildlife. This included implanting electrodes into the brains of rats, guinea pigs, cats, dogs, donkeys, monkeys, and birds, intending to control their movements through electrical impulses. However, their ultimate aim was to have an army of people whose actions were controlled by senior government officials.&nbsp;The animal experiments were part of a larger program operated by the CIA called MKUltra. Run under the leadership of chemist Sidney Gottlieb, it tried to develop mind control techniques during the Cold War. Criminals, mental patients, and drug addicts were tortured as various experiments were carried out on them. The redacted files also show that regular people were given LSD and cocaine without their knowledge.&nbsp;The revelations were made by author John Lisle in his book "Project Mind Control." The Daily Mail also got its hands on declassified archives of Subproject 94, according to which it began in December 1961.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/man-sits-on-van-gogh-chair-shatters-art-piece-covered-in-swarovski-crystals-1749877704133">Man sits on 'Van Gogh' chair, shatters art piece covered in Swarovski crystals</a><h2>Animals controlled by a remote</h2>&nbsp;However, the biggest part of the experiment was to create an army of remote-controlled animals that could fight the Soviet Union. The CIA wanted to send "payloads" of these animals for "direct executive actions". What the term exactly means is not clear, although some experts claim that it was a reference to assassinating enemy officials.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/man-drives-300km-hr-films-police-chase-and-posts-it-online-it-is-now-being-used-as-evidence-against-him-1749900181909">Man drives 300km/hr, films police chase and posts it online. It is now being used as evidence against him</a>&nbsp;The experiment wasn't meant to remain limited to the animal assassins. The scientists planned on using the technology on humans and creating a similar army of soldiers whose minds were in control of the authorities.&nbsp;Gottlieb got the idea to create an army of animals from Swedish psychologist Valdemar Fellenius, who trained seals to attach bombs to submarines in World War II. He planned on having the animals plant listening devices and deliver deadly toxins. Gottlieb wanted to use to larger animals to act as animal bombs.&nbsp;The scientists succeeded in their quest to control the minds of the animals by stimulating the pleasure centres of the animals' brains with positive feedback. They once had a dog walk an invisible path only through their guidance. Now they needed a safe place to have the animals do as they were told without the people noticing. Rats turned out to be the prime contenders.&nbsp;The funding for the program was hidden in the Geschickter Fund for Medical Research, a private foundation set up in 1939 to support research in areas like cancer. In 1977, it was revealed that the fund was being used as a front for MKUltra's experiments for decades. The full extent of the experiment might remain hidden forever since Gottlieb destroyed several files.

CIA once worked to create an army of animal assassins who could fight the Soviets by planting listening devices and even blowing themselves up. The scientists even succeeded in their quest to control their minds.

The United States once tried creating an army of "animal assassins", which the CIA hoped to use against its enemies, The Daily Mail reported. Declassified documents show that the CIA ran a secret project codenamed Subproject 94 in the 1960s, in which it carried out tests on wildlife. This included implanting electrodes into the brains of rats, guinea pigs, cats, dogs, donkeys, monkeys, and birds, intending to control their movements through electrical impulses. However, their ultimate aim was to have an army of people whose actions were controlled by senior government officials. The animal experiments were part of a larger program operated by the CIA called MKUltra. Run under the leadership of chemist Sidney Gottlieb, it tried to develop mind control techniques during the Cold War. Criminals, mental patients, and drug addicts were tortured as various experiments were carried out on them. The redacted files also show that regular people were given LSD and cocaine without their knowledge. The revelations were made by author John Lisle in his book "Project Mind Control." The Daily Mail also got its hands on declassified archives of Subproject 94, according to which it began in December 1961. Also Read: Man sits on 'Van Gogh' chair, shatters art piece covered in Swarovski crystals Animals controlled by a remote However, the biggest part of the experiment was to create an army of remote-controlled animals that could fight the Soviet Union. The CIA wanted to send "payloads" of these animals for "direct executive actions". What the term exactly means is not clear, although some experts claim that it was a reference to assassinating enemy officials. Also Read: Man drives 300km/hr, films police chase and posts it online. It is now being used as evidence against him The experiment wasn't meant to remain limited to the animal assassins. The scientists planned on using the technology on humans and creating a similar army of soldiers whose minds were in control of the authorities. Gottlieb got the idea to create an army of animals from Swedish psychologist Valdemar Fellenius, who trained seals to attach bombs to submarines in World War II. He planned on having the animals plant listening devices and deliver deadly toxins. Gottlieb wanted to use to larger animals to act as animal bombs. The scientists succeeded in their quest to control the minds of the animals by stimulating the pleasure centres of the animals' brains with positive feedback. They once had a dog walk an invisible path only through their guidance. Now they needed a safe place to have the animals do as they were told without the people noticing. Rats turned out to be the prime contenders. The funding for the program was hidden in the Geschickter Fund for Medical Research, a private foundation set up in 1939 to support research in areas like cancer. In 1977, it was revealed that the fund was being used as a front for MKUltra's experiments for decades. The full extent of the experiment might remain hidden forever since Gottlieb destroyed several files.

CIA once worked to create an army of animal assassins who could fight the Soviets by planting listening devices and even blowing themselves up. The scientists even succeeded in their quest to control their minds.

Declassified CIA documents reveal plans to create an army of remote-controlled 'animal assassins' during Cold War

Donald Trump, in his latest crazy move, is all set to fire over 1,200 people from various spy agencies in the US, including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and others.&nbsp;The White House is all set to cut the staffing at the CIA, while other agencies are also likely to lose thousands of personnel, the Washington Post reported. &nbsp;
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The report further claimed that the Trump administration has notified the members of Congress the job cutting will be done in parts and for several years. To achieve this goal, the administration will reduce the hiring.&nbsp;
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When the agency was asked about teh latest cut in the job, CIA issued a statemet saying its director &nbsp;John Ratcliffe was working to align the agency with Donald Trump&rsquo;s national security priorities.&nbsp;
&ldquo;These moves are part of a holistic strategy to infuse the agency with renewed energy, provide opportunities for rising leaders to emerge, and better position CIA to deliver on its mission,&rdquo; CIA's statement read.&nbsp;
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The office of the &nbsp;Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard - that oversees and coordinates the work of 18 agencies that collect and analyse intelligence - did not respond on the report.&nbsp;
Earlier this year, the CIA became the first US intelligence agency to join a voluntary redundancy program initiated by Donald Trump. The US president has vowed to radically downsize the federal workforce in the name of efficiency and frugality.
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World | Donald Trump, in his latest crazy move, is all set to fire over 1,200 people from various spy agencies in the US, including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and others.

Donald Trump, in his latest crazy move, is all set to fire over 1,200 people from various spy agencies in the US, including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and others. The White House is all set to cut the staffing at the CIA, while other agencies are also likely to lose thousands of personnel, the Washington Post reported. Also read: Trump unveils $163 billion budget cut in new 2026 blueprint; prioritises defence, security funding The report further claimed that the Trump administration has notified the members of Congress the job cutting will be done in parts and for several years. To achieve this goal, the administration will reduce the hiring. Also read: Trump 'OK' with US recession says 'anything can happen,' claims US will have 'historic boom' later When the agency was asked about teh latest cut in the job, CIA issued a statemet saying its director John Ratcliffe was working to align the agency with Donald Trump’s national security priorities. “These moves are part of a holistic strategy to infuse the agency with renewed energy, provide opportunities for rising leaders to emerge, and better position CIA to deliver on its mission,” CIA's statement read. Also read: Trump’s 'skinny budget' slashes $163 billion from federal programs, even his own party is alarmed - Here's what it means The office of the Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard - that oversees and coordinates the work of 18 agencies that collect and analyse intelligence - did not respond on the report. Earlier this year, the CIA became the first US intelligence agency to join a voluntary redundancy program initiated by Donald Trump. The US president has vowed to radically downsize the federal workforce in the name of efficiency and frugality. Also read: ‘Dealmaker in chief’ or dealbreaker? Is Trump walking away from Ukraine peace talks after sealing key minerals deal?

'Holistic strategy': Trump targets US spy agencies in latest move, set to fire 1,200 personnel of CIA

The China-U.S. rivalry has taken a Cold War-style turn. America’s premier intelligence agency, the CIA, has released a new pair of videos to entice Chinese nationals to spy for the agency. Watch in for more details!

CIA eyes to lure Chinese nationals to spy for the agency

Some of the bizarre operations of the &nbsp;US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have remained hidden for decades to protect national security. However, after years of keeping it inside the books, it is now open to American citizens, as they learn about Russian alien encounters and mind control experiments by the US agency.&nbsp;
The revealed John F. Kennedy assassination files, which are in tens of thousands of pages, are now out and bring out the CIA's secret missions.&nbsp;
The files have disclosed the agency's role in creating fake porn tapes of world leaders, 'demon dolls' of Osama Bin Laden and even attempting to develop remote control dogs, according to a New York Post.
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<h2>'Demon doll' of Osama Bin Laden</h2>
To minimise the influence of Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden by frightening them, the CIA made a plan to distribute demonic toys of Laden to children in the Middle East.&nbsp;
The Laden's figurine was supposed to be made with a face that peeled off in the sun to reveal a devil.&nbsp;
Donald Levine, the creator of G.I. Joe, was commissioned to design three prototypes in 2005 as part of the spy agency&rsquo;s plan to smoke out the terrorists behind the 9/11 attacks.
After being kept in the sun, the face of one of the prototypes would peel off to reveal a "demon-like visage with red skin, green eyes, and black markings".&nbsp;
&ldquo;The action figure idea was proposed and rejected by the CIA before it got past the prototype stage."
&ldquo;To our knowledge, there were only three individual action figures ever created and these were merely to show what a final product might look like,&rdquo; a CIA spokesperson said in a statement when the plan was revealed in 2014 in declassified documents.
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<h2>Fake sex tapes&nbsp;</h2>
From 1945 till the 1970s, the CIA ran covert operations targeting world leaders, who were considered a threat to the US.&nbsp;
Those foreign leaders included Cuba&rsquo;s Fidel Castro, Congo&rsquo;s Patrice Lumumba, Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo and President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam.&nbsp;
For them, lethal viruses, explosive cigars and other spy-thriller-type tactics were used.&nbsp;
Indonesian President Achmed Sukarno accused the US of trying to destroy him for his sympathy towards communism. The agency produced a pornographic film called &ldquo;Happy Days&rdquo; to show Sukarno having sexual encounters with a woman but the person in the film was actually an American &lsquo;performer&rsquo; in a mask.
The CIA's plan was to circulate the film and claimed that it had been secretly made by the KGB during Sukarno's visit to the Soviet Union.
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<h2>Cold war condoms</h2>
In the 1950s, the CIA co-funded an operation to drop millions of anti-Communist pamphlets from balloons flying over Soviet-controlled Europe.&nbsp;
But later, one CIA agent came up with another plan and suggested to also having packets of extra-large condoms, labelled only &ldquo;small&rdquo; or &ldquo;medium&rdquo;, dropped on Communist nations.
This strategy was to bring down the morale of male citizens, making them feel physically inferior to their well-endowed Western counterparts. However, the plan was never executed.&nbsp;
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<h2>Remote-controlled dogs&nbsp;</h2>
The documents also revealed that the CIA created remote-controlled dogs by operating on their brains in a 1963 mind-control experiment.&nbsp;
In 1965, CIA researchers implanted devices into the skulls of six dogs and used remote controls to steer them like drones across fields, according to a New York Post report.&nbsp;
&ldquo;The specific aim of the research program was to examine the feasibility of controlling the behaviour of a dog, in an open field, by means of remotely stimulated electrical stimulation of the brain,&rdquo; the documents reveal.

The files have disclosed CIA's role in creating fake porn tapes of world leaders, 'demon dolls' of Osama Bin Laden and even attempting to develop remote control dogs.

Some of the bizarre operations of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have remained hidden for decades to protect national security. However, after years of keeping it inside the books, it is now open to American citizens, as they learn about Russian alien encounters and mind control experiments by the US agency. The revealed John F. Kennedy assassination files, which are in tens of thousands of pages, are now out and bring out the CIA's secret missions. The files have disclosed the agency's role in creating fake porn tapes of world leaders, 'demon dolls' of Osama Bin Laden and even attempting to develop remote control dogs, according to a New York Post. Also read: JFK Files: CIA and FBI hid information, clashed over 'assassin Oswald', historian says 'Demon doll' of Osama Bin Laden To minimise the influence of Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden by frightening them, the CIA made a plan to distribute demonic toys of Laden to children in the Middle East. The Laden's figurine was supposed to be made with a face that peeled off in the sun to reveal a devil. Donald Levine, the creator of G.I. Joe, was commissioned to design three prototypes in 2005 as part of the spy agency’s plan to smoke out the terrorists behind the 9/11 attacks. After being kept in the sun, the face of one of the prototypes would peel off to reveal a "demon-like visage with red skin, green eyes, and black markings". “The action figure idea was proposed and rejected by the CIA before it got past the prototype stage." “To our knowledge, there were only three individual action figures ever created and these were merely to show what a final product might look like,” a CIA spokesperson said in a statement when the plan was revealed in 2014 in declassified documents. WATCH | Who killed JFK? A question that divides Republicans and Democrats Fake sex tapes From 1945 till the 1970s, the CIA ran covert operations targeting world leaders, who were considered a threat to the US. Those foreign leaders included Cuba’s Fidel Castro, Congo’s Patrice Lumumba, Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo and President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam. For them, lethal viruses, explosive cigars and other spy-thriller-type tactics were used. Indonesian President Achmed Sukarno accused the US of trying to destroy him for his sympathy towards communism. The agency produced a pornographic film called “Happy Days” to show Sukarno having sexual encounters with a woman but the person in the film was actually an American ‘performer’ in a mask. The CIA's plan was to circulate the film and claimed that it had been secretly made by the KGB during Sukarno's visit to the Soviet Union. WATCH | NBC accused of hiding key evidence in JFK assassination probe Cold war condoms In the 1950s, the CIA co-funded an operation to drop millions of anti-Communist pamphlets from balloons flying over Soviet-controlled Europe. But later, one CIA agent came up with another plan and suggested to also having packets of extra-large condoms, labelled only “small” or “medium”, dropped on Communist nations. This strategy was to bring down the morale of male citizens, making them feel physically inferior to their well-endowed Western counterparts. However, the plan was never executed. Also read: JFK Files fallout: Social Security numbers leaked. 'There are dangerous nuts out there...' Remote-controlled dogs The documents also revealed that the CIA created remote-controlled dogs by operating on their brains in a 1963 mind-control experiment. In 1965, CIA researchers implanted devices into the skulls of six dogs and used remote controls to steer them like drones across fields, according to a New York Post report. “The specific aim of the research program was to examine the feasibility of controlling the behaviour of a dog, in an open field, by means of remotely stimulated electrical stimulation of the brain,” the documents reveal.

'Fake sex tapes, Bin Laden's demon doll, Cold war condoms': CIA's secret missions revealed in JFK files

#Gravitas According to a formerly classified document, originally made public in 2000 but recently resurfaced, a bizarre and deadly encounter allegedly unfolded somewhere in the Soviet Union around 1989 or 1990. In which 23 Soviet soldiers were turned into stone.

CIA report: UFO encounter turned 23 Soviet soldiers to stone

New evidence suggests the CIA may have purposely misled Americans, about the man officially blamed for U.S. President John F. Kennedy’s death, Lee Harvey Oswald.

CIA told lies about JFK killer

A security incident unfolded outside the CIA headquarters as a man reportedly fired shots and made threats, prompting a heavy police response. Authorities swiftly intervened to contain the situation. Investigations are underway to determine the motive behind the attack.

Man fires gun, makes threats outside CIA headquarters: Reports

JFK Assassination Files reveal CIA secret bases: Skeletons from history are tumbling out from the unsealed documents on the assassination of former US president John F Kennedy. The more than 80,000 pages unsealed under orders from US President Donald Trump have thrown sharp light on the undercover activities of Central Intelligence Agency, including the use of figures from organised crime and drug trade for spying, and several 'black ops' and assassination plots. One page from the trove particularly stands out: the CIA secret bases in various cities across the world.
<h2>Is New Delhi in the list?</h2>
Yes, if a page from the declassified documents shared by the Russian state media outlet RT is to be believed.
The Indian national capital is listed under a page titled 'Field Distribution'. Not just Delhi, but the east Indian city of Kolkata, known at the time as Calcutta, is also mentioned.
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The two Indian cities are listed along with some others in Europe, Middle East and South Asia, with a subtitle 'NE Division'. The other cities are: Athens (in Greece), Beirut (Lebanon), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Rawalpindi (Pakistan), Ankara and Istanbul (both in Turkey) and Tehran (Iran).
It is interesting to note that Rawalpindi is known to be the military headquarters city of Pakistan.
<h2>Which other cities did CIA have the bases?</h2>
From the declassified page, it appears CIA used to have a vast network of bases, practically spanning the entire world.
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EUR DIVISION, which could be referring to Europe, is among the largest with CIA bases, going by the list of cities: Barcelona, Berlin, Bern, Bonn, Brussels, Copenhagen, Geneva, The Hague, Hamburg, Helsinki, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Milan, Paris and Munich.
Interestingly, there is a 'Liaison Base' and an 'Ops Base (Laurion)' in the German city of Munich.
Other cities listed include Oslo, Ottava, Rome, Salzburg, Stockholm, Vienna and Zurich. Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/fbi-discovers-2400-hidden-jfk-assassination-files-61-years-after-his-killing-all-thanks-to-donald-trumps-order-8709938">FBI 'discovers' 2,400 hidden JFK assassination files 61 years after his killing</a>
In Asia, CIA possibly had bases in Bangkok, Jakarta, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching and Manila, going by the declassified page shared by RT.
There were bases in Okinava, Rangoon and Saigon. Note that Saigon is in Vietnam, where America was fighting a war in the 1960s.
Other Asian cities with CIA bases include Seoul, Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo, Vientiane, and Surabaya.
Wellington in New Zealand and Melbourne in Australia were also on the list.
Practically all major cities in Latin America are in the list too. Notably, the US is known to have intervened in local politics and governments in the region, particularly at the height of Cold War.
Listed as 'WH DIVISION', the cities include Bogota, Brasilia, Rio de Janerio, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Georgetown, Guatemala City, Guayaquil, Kingston, La Pas, Lima, Managua, Mexico City, Monterrey, Panama City, Port au Prince and Porto Alegre.
Other cities in the list from the Latin American and Caribbean region include Quito, Recife, San Jose, San Salvador, Santiago, Santiago de los Caballeros,&nbsp;Santo Domingo, Sao Paulo, and Tegucigalpa.
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World Trending JFK Assassination Files: Two Indian cities are listed along with some other cities in Europe, Middle East and South Asia, with a subtitle 'NE Division'. Which are the cities?

JFK Assassination Files reveal CIA secret bases: Skeletons from history are tumbling out from the unsealed documents on the assassination of former US president John F Kennedy. The more than 80,000 pages unsealed under orders from US President Donald Trump have thrown sharp light on the undercover activities of Central Intelligence Agency, including the use of figures from organised crime and drug trade for spying, and several 'black ops' and assassination plots. One page from the trove particularly stands out: the CIA secret bases in various cities across the world. Is New Delhi in the list? Yes, if a page from the declassified documents shared by the Russian state media outlet RT is to be believed. The Indian national capital is listed under a page titled 'Field Distribution'. Not just Delhi, but the east Indian city of Kolkata, known at the time as Calcutta, is also mentioned. The two Indian cities are listed along with some others in Europe, Middle East and South Asia, with a subtitle 'NE Division'. The other cities are: Athens (in Greece), Beirut (Lebanon), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Rawalpindi (Pakistan), Ankara and Istanbul (both in Turkey) and Tehran (Iran). It is interesting to note that Rawalpindi is known to be the military headquarters city of Pakistan. Which other cities did CIA have the bases? From the declassified page, it appears CIA used to have a vast network of bases, practically spanning the entire world. Also read: JFK Files: When JFK Jr called ex-president Joe Biden a 'traitor'. 'Dear Sen. Biden: You are...' AF DIVISION, which possibly refers to African region, lists Johannesburg, Lagos, Nairobi, Pretoria and Rabat. CIA 'secret bases' worldwide exposed by JFK Files Is your city on the list? pic.twitter.com/Gh37fstX8C — RT (@RT_com) March 19, 2025 EUR DIVISION, which could be referring to Europe, is among the largest with CIA bases, going by the list of cities: Barcelona, Berlin, Bern, Bonn, Brussels, Copenhagen, Geneva, The Hague, Hamburg, Helsinki, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Milan, Paris and Munich. Interestingly, there is a 'Liaison Base' and an 'Ops Base (Laurion)' in the German city of Munich. Other cities listed include Oslo, Ottava, Rome, Salzburg, Stockholm, Vienna and Zurich. Also read: FBI 'discovers' 2,400 hidden JFK assassination files 61 years after his killing In Asia, CIA possibly had bases in Bangkok, Jakarta, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching and Manila, going by the declassified page shared by RT. There were bases in Okinava, Rangoon and Saigon. Note that Saigon is in Vietnam, where America was fighting a war in the 1960s. Other Asian cities with CIA bases include Seoul, Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo, Vientiane, and Surabaya. Wellington in New Zealand and Melbourne in Australia were also on the list. Practically all major cities in Latin America are in the list too. Notably, the US is known to have intervened in local politics and governments in the region, particularly at the height of Cold War. Listed as 'WH DIVISION', the cities include Bogota, Brasilia, Rio de Janerio, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Georgetown, Guatemala City, Guayaquil, Kingston, La Pas, Lima, Managua, Mexico City, Monterrey, Panama City, Port au Prince and Porto Alegre. Other cities in the list from the Latin American and Caribbean region include Quito, Recife, San Jose, San Salvador, Santiago, Santiago de los Caballeros, Santo Domingo, Sao Paulo, and Tegucigalpa.

JFK Assassination Files: CIA secret bases 'revealed', is your city in the list? New Delhi is...

Pakistan has arrested a key terror suspect after a CIA intelligence tip-off, confirming President Donald Trump's statement. The mastermind behind a deadly blast has been detained in a counterterrorism operation. This arrest highlights the growing security cooperation between the US and Pakistan in tackling global terrorism. Watch for more details.

Trump says blast mastermind arrested in Pakistan

CIA is planning to lay off a significant number of intelligence officers working on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) programs. This move marks the agency's largest mass firing in nearly five decades and is seen as a response to an executive order from former President Donald Trump, which aimed to limit diversity initiatives within the federal workforce.

CIA plans largest mass firing of intelligence officers in 50 years

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has offered voluntary buyouts to all its employees, as per reports from US media.
<h2>'To infuse the agency with renewed energy'</h2>
A CIA spokesperson, who spoke anonymously to CNN, said that the move is part of Director John Ratcliffe&rsquo;s efforts to &ldquo;ensure the CIA workforce is responsive to the administration&rsquo;s national security priorities.&rdquo; 
The spokesperson added that this initiative forms &ldquo;part of a holistic strategy to infuse the agency with renewed energy.&rdquo;
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<h2>CIA freezes the hiring process</h2>
In addition to the buyouts, the CIA has also stopped hiring processes for applicants who had already received conditional job offers, according to the Wall Street Journal. 
A senior aide to Ratcliffe, also unnamed in the report, revealed that some of these offers might be withdrawn if the applicants do not meet the new requirements aligned with the agency&rsquo;s revised objectives. 
These include addressing drug cartels, managing&nbsp;Trump&rsquo;s trade war policies, and countering China&rsquo;s influence. The CIA has not disclosed details regarding its budget or workforce size.
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The decision to offer buyouts aligns with broader changes within the US government under the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/tags/donald-trump" rel="dofollow noopener" target="_blank">Trump </a>administration. 
So far, hundreds of civil servants have&nbsp;been dismissed or sidelined as part of an initiative to downsize federal agencies and bring in individuals more aligned with the administration&rsquo;s views.
Last week, the White House extended an offer to two million full-time federal employees, allowing them to leave their roles while still receiving pay and benefits until September 30.
<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/trumps-tariff-war-escalates-us-suspends-parcels-from-china-until-further-notice-after-beijing-hits-back-8692675" rel="dofollow noopener" target="_blank">Also read: Trump&rsquo;s tariff war escalates: US suspends parcels from China 'until further notice' after Beijing hits back</a>
Earlier on Tuesday, unions representing federal workers resorted to legal action&nbsp;in an attempt to block the Trump administration&rsquo;s plan to introduce buyouts for government employees.
(With inputs from agencies)

World: A CIA spokesperson, who spoke anonymously to CNN, said that the move is part of Director John Ratcliffe’s efforts to “ensure the CIA workforce is responsive to the administration’s national security priorities.”

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has offered voluntary buyouts to all its employees, as per reports from US media. 'To infuse the agency with renewed energy' A CIA spokesperson, who spoke anonymously to CNN, said that the move is part of Director John Ratcliffe’s efforts to “ensure the CIA workforce is responsive to the administration’s national security priorities.” The spokesperson added that this initiative forms “part of a holistic strategy to infuse the agency with renewed energy.” Also read: Trump’s Justice Department reportedly has records of 5,000 Jan 6 investigators: FBI 'purge' incoming? CIA freezes the hiring process In addition to the buyouts, the CIA has also stopped hiring processes for applicants who had already received conditional job offers, according to the Wall Street Journal. A senior aide to Ratcliffe, also unnamed in the report, revealed that some of these offers might be withdrawn if the applicants do not meet the new requirements aligned with the agency’s revised objectives. These include addressing drug cartels, managing Trump’s trade war policies, and countering China’s influence. The CIA has not disclosed details regarding its budget or workforce size. Also read: 'That was a great operation': Trump says as Netanyahu gifts US president a golden pager The decision to offer buyouts aligns with broader changes within the US government under the Trump administration. So far, hundreds of civil servants have been dismissed or sidelined as part of an initiative to downsize federal agencies and bring in individuals more aligned with the administration’s views. Last week, the White House extended an offer to two million full-time federal employees, allowing them to leave their roles while still receiving pay and benefits until September 30. Also read: Trump’s tariff war escalates: US suspends parcels from China 'until further notice' after Beijing hits back Earlier on Tuesday, unions representing federal workers resorted to legal action in an attempt to block the Trump administration’s plan to introduce buyouts for government employees. (With inputs from agencies)

'To infuse renewed energy': CIA halts hiring, offers buyouts to employees as Trump’s downsizing efforts expand

Reports reveal that the CIA has offered buyouts to its entire workforce, marking a significant move as the first national security agency to align with former President Trump's broader efforts to reshape the federal government.

CIA offers buyouts to entire staff amid Trump’s push to reshape federal workforce

For years, the CIA maintained that it lacked sufficient evidence to determine whether <a href="https://www.wionews.com/tags/covid-19" target="_blank" rel="noopener">COVID-19</a> originated from a wet market in Wuhan, China, or was an accidental lab leak. However, the agency has now adjusted its stance, suggesting that a lab-related incident is "more likely" than natural transmission through animals.
The updated assessment follows the confirmation of John Ratcliffe as CIA director during Donald Trump&rsquo;s second White House administration. In a statement released on Saturday, a CIA spokesperson explained, "CIA assesses with low confidence that a research-related origin of the COVID-19 pandemic is more likely than a natural origin based on the available body of reporting."
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Despite the shift, it stated that both scenarios remain plausible. Officials said that the revised assessment does not stem from any new intelligence but is instead based on the same evidence previously analysed.
<h2>Lab leak hypothesis gains momentum</h2>
John Ratcliffe, the new CIA chief, has been a long-time supporter of the lab leak theory. Following his appointment, Ratcliffe said that understanding the origins of COVID-19 would be a priority.
Speaking to Breitbart News on Friday, he said, &ldquo;I think our intelligence, our science and our common sense all really dictate that the origins of Covid was a leak at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.&rdquo; He also stated that the CIA could no longer remain &ldquo;on the sidelines&rdquo; of this debate.
The CIA&rsquo;s &ldquo;low confidence&rdquo; assessment means that the intelligence behind it is fragmentary and incomplete. This conclusion aligns with the positions of other agencies. Five organisations, including the National Intelligence Council and the Defence Intelligence Agency, have leaned towards natural exposure as the cause of the outbreak, though they too maintain &ldquo;low confidence&rdquo; in their evaluations.
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Meanwhile, two other agencies &ndash; the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/nothing-heroic-about-it-jfks-grandson-slams-trumps-decision-to-declassify-assassination-records-8650450">FBI</a> and the Department of Energy &ndash; have supported the lab leak hypothesis. However, their conclusions differ, with the FBI tracing it back to the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the Energy Department pointing to the Wuhan Center for Disease Control.
<h2>Political implications</h2>
The origins of COVID-19 carry significant geopolitical ramifications. Ratcliffe said in a 2023 essay for Fox News, co-authored with Cliff Sims, that recognising the virus as emerging from a lab under China&rsquo;s Communist Party would present major diplomatic challenges for the Biden administration.
During his first presidency, Donald Trump also took a strong stance on the issue. &ldquo;We must hold accountable the nation which unleashed this plague onto the world, China,&rdquo; he said, criticising both the Chinese government and the World Health Organization (WHO) for their handling of the outbreak. Trump accused the WHO of being under China&rsquo;s influence and spreading misinformation about the virus.
(With inputs from agencies)

World: Donald Trump's pick, John Ratcliffe, the new CIA chief, has been a long-time supporter of the COVID-19 lab leak theory.

For years, the CIA maintained that it lacked sufficient evidence to determine whether COVID-19 originated from a wet market in Wuhan, China, or was an accidental lab leak. However, the agency has now adjusted its stance, suggesting that a lab-related incident is "more likely" than natural transmission through animals. The updated assessment follows the confirmation of John Ratcliffe as CIA director during Donald Trump’s second White House administration. In a statement released on Saturday, a CIA spokesperson explained, "CIA assesses with low confidence that a research-related origin of the COVID-19 pandemic is more likely than a natural origin based on the available body of reporting." Also read: Gaza war: Trump wants Jordan, Egypt, & other Arab nations to accept more refugees Despite the shift, it stated that both scenarios remain plausible. Officials said that the revised assessment does not stem from any new intelligence but is instead based on the same evidence previously analysed. Lab leak hypothesis gains momentum John Ratcliffe, the new CIA chief, has been a long-time supporter of the lab leak theory. Following his appointment, Ratcliffe said that understanding the origins of COVID-19 would be a priority. Speaking to Breitbart News on Friday, he said, “I think our intelligence, our science and our common sense all really dictate that the origins of Covid was a leak at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.” He also stated that the CIA could no longer remain “on the sidelines” of this debate. The CIA’s “low confidence” assessment means that the intelligence behind it is fragmentary and incomplete. This conclusion aligns with the positions of other agencies. Five organisations, including the National Intelligence Council and the Defence Intelligence Agency, have leaned towards natural exposure as the cause of the outbreak, though they too maintain “low confidence” in their evaluations. Also read: Donald Trump may consider rejoining World Health Organization after signing withdrawal order Meanwhile, two other agencies – the FBI and the Department of Energy – have supported the lab leak hypothesis. However, their conclusions differ, with the FBI tracing it back to the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the Energy Department pointing to the Wuhan Center for Disease Control. Political implications The origins of COVID-19 carry significant geopolitical ramifications. Ratcliffe said in a 2023 essay for Fox News, co-authored with Cliff Sims, that recognising the virus as emerging from a lab under China’s Communist Party would present major diplomatic challenges for the Biden administration. During his first presidency, Donald Trump also took a strong stance on the issue. “We must hold accountable the nation which unleashed this plague onto the world, China,” he said, criticising both the Chinese government and the World Health Organization (WHO) for their handling of the outbreak. Trump accused the WHO of being under China’s influence and spreading misinformation about the virus. (With inputs from agencies)

CIA says lab leak 'more likely' origin of COVID-19 as Ratcliffe takes charge

The United States is building a $1 billion embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, which will be the second largest in the world, after Iraq’s. Questions are already being raised about the embassy. Why spend $1 billion of taxpayer money on an embassy in a country with only around 86,000 American citizens? Is this truly just an embassy, or is it a fortress for secret operations in West Asia?

US builds mega diplomatic fortress in Lebanon with CIA cells, detention centres

Tech giant meta, along with other major corporations are making headlines once again with plans for significant layoffs. These job cuts come as part of broader trends in the corporate world to streamline operations and cut costs amid rapid technological advancements.

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