Virginia Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger on being in Capitol during rioting
Updated on: January 13, 2021 / 7:38 AM / CBS News
In this episode of
Intelligence Matters, Michael Morell speaks with Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA operations officer now representing Virginia s 7th Congressional District. Spanberger takes us inside the U.S. Capitol on January 6, the day it was stormed by a mob of insurrectionists. Spanberger recounts the incursion into the Capitol by Trump supporters and weighs in on who should be held accountable for the riots that day. Listen to
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The invasion: There was kind of a frenzied call: Everybody, put your gas masks on, put your gas masks on. Then there was a bit of another frenzied call: OK, in fact, whatever the irritant they ve put out is not reaching this far. Take your gas mask off. There were people who were pretty upset making sure that people weren t going to risk hyperventilation.that s when thes
Former senior CIA officer recalls killing of service members by suicide bomber
Updated on: December 30, 2020 / 7:15 AM / CBS News
In this episode of
Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell interviews Marc Polymeropoulos, a former senior CIA intelligence service officer who had a 26-year career in public service. He looks back to the day that seven service members were killed by suicide bomber Humam al-Balawi, who was working as a double agent. Polymeropoulos talks about why it was important to interview al-Balawi in person, the mistakes that were made, and what important lessons he still keeps with him. Listen to
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Why the CIA had to interview al-Balawi in person: For us, a personal meeting with an asset, that cannot be replicated. You can have communications over a kind of computer, email, other impersonal means, how we call it. But ultimately, with someone of this importance, you need a CIA case officer, an operations officer to really loo
Human remains found at Nashville blast after RV emitted chilling Xmas Day warning
RV vehicle broadcast a chilling warning minutes before it exploded and injured three in an intentional act on Christmas Day in the US city of Nashville
Updated (Image: Nashville Fire Department/AFP vi)
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Director Bryan Fogel discusses his new film on Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi s killing
December 23, 2020 / 6:00 AM / CBS News
In this episode of
Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell interviews director Bryan Fogel, who won an Academy Award for his last film Icarus, and now previews his latest film, The Dissident: The untold story of the murder that shocked the world. Set to be released on January 8, the movie documents the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Fogel describes how he obtained unprecedented access to Turkish intelligence transcripts on the murder, his inspiration for the movie, and what change he hopes will come as a result of the film s release.