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| CIA names woman to head clandestine operations amid torture controversy | CIA names woman to head clandestine operations amid torture controversy |
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| Another woman is in the running for a senior post in America's security and intelligence world, as head of the CIA's National Clandestine Service. | Another woman is in the running for a senior post in America's security and intelligence world, as head of the CIA's National Clandestine Service. |
| The woman, who remains undercover, has been given the job temporarily until completion of a review by three former senior CIA veterans. | The woman, who remains undercover, has been given the job temporarily until completion of a review by three former senior CIA veterans. |
| The revelation that a woman is in the running for one of the most senior and sensitive jobs in the CIA came on the day that Barack Obama appointed Julia Pierson as the first female director of the secret service. | The revelation that a woman is in the running for one of the most senior and sensitive jobs in the CIA came on the day that Barack Obama appointed Julia Pierson as the first female director of the secret service. |
| The potential CIA appointee quickly became embroiled in controversy when the Washington Post on Wednesday disclosed the woman had helped run the agency's detention and interrogation programme after 9/11. She also signed off on a decision in 2005 to destroy videotapes of prisoners being tortured. | The potential CIA appointee quickly became embroiled in controversy when the Washington Post on Wednesday disclosed the woman had helped run the agency's detention and interrogation programme after 9/11. She also signed off on a decision in 2005 to destroy videotapes of prisoners being tortured. |
| The Bush administration declared waterboarding to be enhanced interrogation rather than torture, but the Obama administration describes it as torture. | The Bush administration declared waterboarding to be enhanced interrogation rather than torture, but the Obama administration describes it as torture. |
| The woman, who served in top jobs in London and New York before returning to CIA headquarters as deputy head of clandestine services, was made acting head of the service on 28 February. | The woman, who served in top jobs in London and New York before returning to CIA headquarters as deputy head of clandestine services, was made acting head of the service on 28 February. |
| The Post, which says it knows the identity of the woman but is withholding her name, said the new head of the CIA, John Brennan, is faced with a dilemma over whether to confirm her because of the controversy. | The Post, which says it knows the identity of the woman but is withholding her name, said the new head of the CIA, John Brennan, is faced with a dilemma over whether to confirm her because of the controversy. |
| The paper said that, in order to help navigate the sensitive decision, he had taken the unusual step of assembling a group of three former CIA officials to evaluate potential candidates. | The paper said that, in order to help navigate the sensitive decision, he had taken the unusual step of assembling a group of three former CIA officials to evaluate potential candidates. |
| Jennifer Youngblood, a CIA spokesperson, said Wednesday: "Given the importance of the position of the director of the national clandestine service, director Brennan has asked a few highly respected former senior agency officers (John McLaughlin, Steve Kappes, and Mary Margaret Graham) to review the candidates he's considering for the job. The DCIA will make the decision but asking former senior agency officers to review the candidates will undoubtedly aid the selection process by making sure the director has the benefit of the additional perspectives from these highly experienced and respected intelligence officers. | Jennifer Youngblood, a CIA spokesperson, said Wednesday: "Given the importance of the position of the director of the national clandestine service, director Brennan has asked a few highly respected former senior agency officers (John McLaughlin, Steve Kappes, and Mary Margaret Graham) to review the candidates he's considering for the job. The DCIA will make the decision but asking former senior agency officers to review the candidates will undoubtedly aid the selection process by making sure the director has the benefit of the additional perspectives from these highly experienced and respected intelligence officers. |
| "The acting director of the NCS, who remains undercover, is one of the most senior and respected officers in the agency and is, of course, a strong candidate for the job." | "The acting director of the NCS, who remains undercover, is one of the most senior and respected officers in the agency and is, of course, a strong candidate for the job." |
| The CIA declined to comment on any of the biographical details of the acting head of the clandestine service. | The CIA declined to comment on any of the biographical details of the acting head of the clandestine service. |
| Kappes retired as CIA's deputy director; McLaughlin served as both acting director and deputy director before his retirement and Graham was deputy director of national intelligence for collection. | Kappes retired as CIA's deputy director; McLaughlin served as both acting director and deputy director before his retirement and Graham was deputy director of national intelligence for collection. |
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