CIA

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  • The little old lady from the KGB

    Grannies will be spies and spies will be grannies. It's a mixed-up, muddled-up, shook-up world except for Hola! H-0-L-A, Hola!
    By Douglas Cruickshank September 16, 1999

  • The war at home?

    There's not much the U.S.can do to prevent an Iraqui terror attack, besides watch and listen.
    By Jeff Stein December 18, 1998

  • The Salon Interview: Ken Follett

    The thriller-master talks about Bob Dylan, working with Ross Perot and why he prefers the creature comforts of a luxury hotel to the perilous terrain of his heroes.
    By David Bowman December 2, 1998

  • Does the CIA stereotype Jews as security risks?

    An agency lawyer denied clearance to work at the White House sues -- and charges that the CIA is purging Jews.
    By Jeff Stein June 10, 1998

  • Indian roulette

    A veteran correspondent in India says that politics and frustrated nationalism together prompted the government to explode nuclear weapons.
    By Jonathan Broder May 14, 1998

  • The man behind the mask

    A profile of billionaire Richard Mellon Scaife, who has been underwriting various efforts to discredit President Clinton.
    By Karen Rothmyer April 7, 1998

  • Newsreal: Tag team

    The great satan and the great sponsor of international terrorism are teaming up to take on the great dictator.
    By Loren Jenkins March 9, 1998

  • Newsreal: "I wanted to shoot the CIA director"

    In letters to Salon's correspondent, Pakistani terrorist Mir Aimal Kasi -- who faces the death penalty for killing two CIA employees -- explains why he did it, recounts his life on the lam and says his only regret is that he didn't kill higher-ranking CIA officials.
    By Jeff Stein January 22, 1998

  • The Salon Interview: Gore Vidal

    An interview with Gore Vidal by Chris Haines.
    By Chris Haines January 14, 1998

  • The Pied Piper of the Clinton conspiracists

    An Arkansas newspaper columnist who has followed the fortunes and alleged scandals of President Clinton for years reviews a new book by a British journalist who believes that the president is guilty of every crime his extremist opponents accuse him of.
    By Gene Lyons December 23, 1997

  • Newsreal: Lone gunmen

    The most serious terrorist threat to America comes not from organized or state-sponsored groups of political militants but from loners with a grudge and a gun.
    By Jeff Stein November 21, 1997

  • SALON Daily Clicks: Newsreal

    When President Clinton appointed a special committee to look into Gulf War Syndrome, he told members to "leave no stone unturned" in getting at the causes of U.S. veterans' illnesses. One investigator took the president's words seriously -- and paid the price.
    By Ros Davidson September 10, 1997

  • "A Pretty Scary Situation"

    Despite the end of the Cold War, there are still far too many nukes out there. A former CIA director has a plan to get rid of them.
    By David Corn August 20, 1997

  • Must-see hearings!

    Stung by low ratings and general lack of interest, Sen. Fred Thompson has a secret plan to get America watching his investigation of the campaign finance scandal.
    By Art Levine August 1, 1997

  • Media Circus

    The San Jose Mercury News' CIA-crack story: Anatomy of a journalistic train wreck.
    By Thomas Hackett May 30, 1997

  • The Waco Holocaust

    A disturbing new documentary suggests that the first ATF raid on the Branch Davidian compound was a publicity stunt that went terribly wrong -- and the FBI's raid was a blatant act of revenge.
    By Ros Davidson April 18, 1997

  • Shut Down the CIA

    After the Lake fiasco, it's time to think again about closing the den of incompetent spooks.
    By Andrew Ross March 19, 1997
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