The rise of the worlds most powerful mercenary army and coauthor of the assassination complex. The companys role in the secret assassination program and its continued involvement in the cia drone attacks that occur regularly in afghanistan and pakistan have become frontpage material in the washington post and new york times. Total intelligences chief operating officer is enrique ric prado, a twentyfouryear cia veteran and former senior executive officer in the. But by early 2008, blackwater had largely receded from the headlines save for the occasional blip on the media radar sparked by congressman henry waxmans ongoing. Mar 15, 2018 jeremy, your response to both what rodriguez said and also the possible appointment of gina haspel to head the cia. Rodriguez was a central figure in the 2005 cia interrogation videotapes destruction, leading. Bush torture and retention program, may be selected by the new administration to run the cia, according to an influential law firm where trumps major ally serves as a senior adviser. Just as the main architect of the cia interrogation program, jose rodriguez. The complete caskey family saga by michael mcdowell. He ran the enhanced interrogation program which employed as one of its techniques.
Rodriguez said in the spring of 2002, zubaydah had been severely wounded during capture. Well, i mean, the whole focus has been on waterboarding, and gina haspel yesterday said, well, i will follow the u. The invasion of cuba was a failure and rodriguez went back to perkiomen. Jul 02, 2012 a former senior cia official said the benefit of using blackwaters foreign operatives in cia operations was that you wouldnt want to have american fingerprints on it. This past september, the secretive mercenary company blackwater usa found its name splashed across front pages throughout the world after the companys shooters gunned down seventeen iraqi civilians in baghdads nisour square. The rise of the worlds most powerful mercenary army. Books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities the teacher store book clubs book fairs scholastic education classroom magazines.
How aggressive cia actions after 911 saved american lives, rodriguez, a career undercover cia officer who headed the. After 911, multiple sources said alqaida was planning an imminent second attack using unconventional weapons on the west coast. Cia prison flights led by ddo jose rodriguez from latin america division, and jose rodriguez, center of tapes inquiry, was protective of his cia subordinates benchmark executive search recruits jose rodriguez, former director of the cia national clandestine service news. Some parts of blackwaters clandestine work for the cia have begun to leak out from behind the iron curtain of secrecy. On that day, prince and senior cia officers joined king abdullah of jordan and his brothers on a trip to blackwater headquarters in moyock, north carolina, according to lawyers for the company and former blackwater officials. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading hard measures. How aggressive cia actions after 911 saved american lives. He graduated in june 1960, and went to live with his parents in miami, where thousands of cuban exiles had moved. Generally attributed to john pendleton kennedy, brother of the author. Delete from selected list scholastic books for kids. In september, 1960 he joined a group of cuban exiles in guatemala, supported by the central intelligence agency cia.
The rise of the worlds most powerful mercenary army, spoke in holland to over 200 people. Last night, jeremy scahill, investigative journalist and author of the book blackwater. He joined national interest security company in 2008 as senior vice president. He is a retired naval officer who served in top spokesman jobs at the white house, pentagon, and cia. Jul 12, 2017 one document submitted by the defense names jose rodriguez, the former cia chief of the directorate of operations. Former head of the central intelligence agency s cia counterterrorism center and its former deputy director of operations jose rodriguez appeared on cbs 60 minutes to flaunt his new book hard measures, which details how he came to be in charge. How aggressive cia actions after 911 saved american lives kindle edition by rodriguez jr. Reporter jeremy scahill by may 11, 2018 may 11, 2018 written by amy goodman, democracy now, nermeen shaikh may 11, 2018 may.
Jeremy scahill on trumps cabinet shakeup, the mueller. Jeremy scahill on trumps cabinet shakeup, the mueller probe. Obama paved way for haspel by failing to hold torturers accountable. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Former cia official reveals the truth about waterboarding. Rodriguez has a number of former agency friends at blackwater, most notably rick prado, with whom he served in latin america and who is now blackwaters vice president of special programs. Blackwater also employed cia officers and agents, and provided cover to. He explodes a number of widelyheld myths about cia tactics and provides examples of how the intelligence gathered from senior detainees saved countless lives and helped lead to locating and.
After traveling by private jet from washington to the compound. He destroyed 92 tapes documenting torture, including footage of multiple. In hard measures, former cia official jose rodriquez defends. Blackwater operating at cia pakistan base, exofficial. Former director of the cia clandestine service jose rodriguez. How aggressive cia actions after 911 saved american lives, rodriguez, a career undercover cia officer who headed the agencys clandestine services from 2004 until.
Trump predicted to tap mastermind of bush torture program as. Bush torture program, to run the central intelligence agency, according to a law firm with close ties to trump. Bush torture program, to run the central intelligence agency, according to a. Nov 12, 2016 jose rodriguez, one of the masterminds behind the infamous george w. We need a special prosecutor for blackwater and other cia contractors by jeremy scahill posted on september 01, 2009 august 31, 2009 some parts of blackwaters clandestine work for the cia have begun to leak out from behind the iron curtain of secrecy. The complete saga on audio is absolutely phenomenal. Blackwaters work for the cia was the result of meetings in the immediate aftermath of 911 between prince and alvin buzzy krongard, thenexecutive director of. This past september, the secretive mercenary company blackwater usa. When the cia interrogated him in the company of the fbi. How aggressive cia actions after 911 saved american lives by jose a. Jose rodriguez and the ninetytwo tapes the new yorker.
Excia clandestine service chief jose rodriguez defends. At the time of his retirement he was the director of the national clandestine service for the cia, responsible for the coordination of clandestine human operations for the intelligence community. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. In this capacity he served his country for thirtyone years. Nancy pelosi lied when she declared she had not been briefed about the. After reportedly being heavily recruited to join the international security firm blackwater, rodriguez instead. We need a special prosecutor for blackwater and other cia.
An array of former intelligence and other government officials signed a letter to the senate intelligence committee in support of gina haspel, the nominee for cia director haspel, who is currently the deputy cia director, was briefly in charge of a black site prison in thailand during president george w. As for blackwaters role, i wrote about princes private cia last summer for the nation in a piece called blackwaters private spies, but thought it would be relevant to repost some of what i laid out then because it is extremely relevant to what is happening right now. Prado also served in latin america with jose rodriguez, who gained. Former cia spy jose rodriguezs truly sociopathic 60 minutes. Blackwaters web of connections includes a whos who of former bushera cia officials. There was a certain value in the 60 minutes interview with jose rodriguez, a c. A former senior cia official said the benefit of using blackwaters foreign operatives in cia operations was that you wouldnt want to have american fingerprints on it. Jose rodriguez former director of the national clandestine service dncs of the united states central intelligence agency cia and author of hard measures. Trump may ask torture champion jose rodriguez to run cia. May 06, 2010 last night, jeremy scahill, investigative journalist and author of the book blackwater. Bush on the burgeoning iraqi resistance in its early stages. And thats just one company in a sea of private contractors some parts of blackwaters clandestine work for the cia have begun to leak out from behind the iron curtain of secrecy. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more.
Well, first of all, i mean, jose rodriguez is the guy who wrote. He was the final cia deputy director for operations ddo before that position was expanded to dncs in december 2004. Blackwater operating at cia pakistan base, exofficial says. May 11, 2018 obama paved way for haspel by failing to hold torturers accountable. Cia veteran jose rodriguez defends waterboarding in new book. The cia torture memo the man who ran the interrogation program was jose rodriguez, a cia spy in latin america, who rose to become head of the clandestine service, the cias dark side. Rodriguez describes how the cia, working closely with overseas allies, worked feverishly to prevent devastating followon attacks in the months after 911.
Scahills talk was just hours after erik prince spoke at the tulip time festival luncheon. Aug 31, 2009 blackwaters web of connections includes a whos who of former bushera cia officials. Check back regularly to find your next favourite book. The companys role in the secret assassination program and its continued involvement in the cia drone attacks. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Jeremy, your response to both what rodriguez said and also the possible appointment of gina haspel to head the cia. Harpers magazine columnist ken silverstein, the private miltiary corporation blackwater mades an aggressive attempt to recruit jose rodriguez, director of the. Blackwater author, jeremy scahill addresses packed audience.
Apr 30, 2012 there was a certain value in the 60 minutes interview with jose rodriguez, a c. Jeremy scahill is one of the three founding editors of the intercept. Michael mcdowell was a force to be reckoned with as far as writing about family dynamics. Cia officials stand their ground and strike back over. Jose rodriguez cia counterterrorism chief rodriguez took over for black as cia head of counterterrorism. Former director of the cia clandestine service jose.
Sep 28, 2017 rodriguez has a number of former agency friends at blackwater, most notably rick prado, with whom he served in latin america and who is now blackwater s vice president of special programs. Nov 11, 2016 donald trump may select jose rodriguez, one of the primary architects of the george w. Jose rodriguez guided some of the cias greatest counterterror victories, and his. Well, first of all, i mean, jose rodriguez is the guy who wrote in his memoir, which was called hard measures sounded like it was like a porn movie or something that when they decided to start torturing people around the world, that it was the cia and the washington establishment putting on their, quote, big boy pants, is how he referred to it, just to give you a. Sure, the cia might have hired the worlds most controversial mercenary army to do a few highlyclassified favors for them. The prediction that jose rodriguez, a career intelligence officer and former head of cia national clandestine service ncs, may lead the cia comes in a postelection memo published by dentons, a multinational law and lobbying firm. He is an investigative reporter, war correspondent, and author of the international bestselling books dirty wars. Army field manual, which has been on the books for a. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from the university of florida before being recruited by the central intelligence agency as a clandestine service officer. Apr 30, 2012 in an explosive new memoir released today, former cia counterterrorism chief jose rodriguez provides new evidence that rep. Bill harlow is the former chief spokesman for the central intelligence agency. Rodriguez takes responsibility for erasing videos of the waterboarding interrogations, he says, to protect his agents.
How aggressive cia actions after 911 saved american lives 9781451663488. As part of his duties, he was the cia liaison with jordans king abdullah, a key us ally and blackwater client, and briefed george w. The companys role in the secret assassination program and its continued involvement in the cia drone attacks that occur regularly in afghanistan and pakistan have become front page material in the washington post and. Trump predicted to tap mastermind of bush torture program. Scahill has served as the national security correspondent for the nation. Former head of the central intelligence agency s cia counterterrorism center and its former deputy director of operations jose rodriguez appeared on cbs 60 minutes to flaunt his new. But according to one of the agencys former top counterterrorism. Oct 02, 2008 as part of his duties, he was the cia liaison with jordans king abdullah, a key us ally and blackwater client, and briefed george w. Aug 24, 2009 blackwater s work for the cia was the result of meetings in the immediate aftermath of 911 between prince and alvin buzzy krongard, thenexecutive director of the cia, the agencys numberthree. The us contractor blackwater is operating in pakistan at a secret cia airfield used for launching drone attacks, according to a former us official.
The cia, created as a cold war espionage service, is now more than ever a paramilitary agency ordered by the white house to kill off americas enemies in the mountains of pakistan and the deserts of yemen, in the tumultuous civil wars of north africa and in the chaos of somalia. The company is involved in delivering legal advice to the trump campaign, according to the intercept. View the profiles of people named jose a rodriguez jr. Theres a world of new ideas in every books newsletter. Prado also served in latin america with jose rodriguez, who gained infamy late last year after it was revealed that as director of the national clandestine service at the cia he was allegedly responsible for destroying videotapes of interrogations of prisoners, during which enhanced. The cia torture memo the man who ran the interrogation program was jose rodriguez, a cia spy in latin america, who rose to become head of the clandestine service, the cia s dark side.
One document submitted by the defense names jose rodriguez, the former cia chief of the directorate of operations. With a 30 year career at cia, jose rodriguez led a range of increasingly critical operations. When a foolish prank turns into a tragedy, thirteenyearold brodie lynch learns how to deal with the lies and guilt he has due to. Thats right, its so good, it deserves two phenomenals. Blackwater author, jeremy scahill addresses packed. Former cia spy jose rodriguezs truly sociopathic 60. From 1999 to 2004, richer was head of the cias near east and.
Dec 11, 2009 this article is from the archive of our partner last week we learned that erik prince, ceo of shadowy military contractor blackwater, was formerly a cia asset. Dec 11, 2009 the us contractor blackwater is operating in pakistan at a secret cia airfield used for launching drone attacks, according to a former us official, despite repeated government denials that the. Scahills talk was just hours after erik prince spoke at the tulip time festival luncheon scahill began by saying that the message that prince gives for the public is different than what he gives to private. Served as director of the counterterrorism center 20022004. In an explosive new memoir released today, former cia counterterrorism chief jose rodriguez provides new evidence that rep. Blackwater also employed cia officers and agents, and provided cover to cia. Donald trump may select jose rodriguez, one of the primary architects of the george w. Blackwater founder remains free and rich while his former. Hard measures by former cia official jose rodriguez also accuses pakistan. In the aftermath of 911, he led the cia counterterrorism centers worldwide collection program against international terrorist organizations and subsequently was selected as director of the national clandestine service. Reporter jeremy scahill by may 11, 2018 may 11, 2018 written by amy goodman, democracy now.