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FILE – In this Jan. 29, 2011 file photo, then Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Gen. James E. Cartwright takes part in media briefing at the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Retired general target of leaks probe

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 28, 2013 | World

Washington, AP—A former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is under investigation for allegedly leaking classified information about a covert cyberattack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, according to media reports. Retired Marine Gen. James...

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NSA Director U.S. Army General Keith Alexander, centre, testifies before a US House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on recently disclosed NSA surveillance programs, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, June 18, 2013.
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US spy chief: Plot against Wall Street foiled

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 20, 2013 | World

Washington, AP—The director of the National Security Agency said Tuesday the US government’s sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide, including one directed at the New York Stock Exchange, in a forceful defense of the spy...