The CIA base chief was among those killed in the attack.

VOA: standard.2010.01.09

Former CIA counterterrorism chief Robert Grenier says the failed Times Square bombing may indicate that al-Qaida and its allies have abandoned more grandiose plans for the United States and are emphasizing smaller but still deadly operations.

VOA: standard.2010.05.05

Leon Panetta's first briefing on bin Laden as CIA chief, in February 2009, was discouraging.

WSJ: U.S. Rolled Dice in bin Laden Raid

Former CIA chief Robert Gates recalls Rice's accosting a Treasury Department official who tried to undermine her authority.

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Harassment complaints by Mrs Kelley led the FBI to unmask an affair between CIA chief David Petraeus and his biographer.

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