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| C.I.A. Replaces Clandestine Chief Linked to Detentions | |
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| WASHINGTON — John O. Brennan, the director of the C.I.A., has replaced the acting head of the agency’s clandestine service, a woman who was at the center of the C.I.A.'s detention and interrogation program and played a central role in the 2005 decision to destroy interrogation videotapes, American officials said on Tuesday. | WASHINGTON — John O. Brennan, the director of the C.I.A., has replaced the acting head of the agency’s clandestine service, a woman who was at the center of the C.I.A.'s detention and interrogation program and played a central role in the 2005 decision to destroy interrogation videotapes, American officials said on Tuesday. |
| In deciding to replace the officer at the top of the C.I.A. branch responsible for agency espionage and covert action programs, Mr. Brennan could be sending a signal that he intends to shift the agency’s focus after more than a decade of intense manhunting and paramilitary operations — as well as put distance between his tenure and the agency’s controversial detention and interrogation program. | In deciding to replace the officer at the top of the C.I.A. branch responsible for agency espionage and covert action programs, Mr. Brennan could be sending a signal that he intends to shift the agency’s focus after more than a decade of intense manhunting and paramilitary operations — as well as put distance between his tenure and the agency’s controversial detention and interrogation program. |
| Mr. Brennan also passed over the head of the agency’s Counterterrorism Center, who for years has managed the C.I.A.'s escalation of drone strikes in Pakistan and other countries. | Mr. Brennan also passed over the head of the agency’s Counterterrorism Center, who for years has managed the C.I.A.'s escalation of drone strikes in Pakistan and other countries. |
| Instead, he turned to a career undercover officer in his 50s who has served in Pakistan and several countries in Africa and Latin America. | Instead, he turned to a career undercover officer in his 50s who has served in Pakistan and several countries in Africa and Latin America. |
| A C.I.A. news release on Tuesday said that the officer would remain undercover in his new job, a rarity for an agency officer in that position. | A C.I.A. news release on Tuesday said that the officer would remain undercover in his new job, a rarity for an agency officer in that position. |
| Despite his tour of duty as the top American spy in Islamabad, the man Mr. Brennan chose for the job is not closely tied to the more controversial aspects of the agency’s counterterrorism mission since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. | Despite his tour of duty as the top American spy in Islamabad, the man Mr. Brennan chose for the job is not closely tied to the more controversial aspects of the agency’s counterterrorism mission since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. |
| One former C.I.A. officer familiar with the man said that “he’s a safe choice.” | One former C.I.A. officer familiar with the man said that “he’s a safe choice.” |
| Some senior lawmakers — including Senator Dianne Feinstein, the California Democrat who is the chairwoman of the Intelligence Committee — had expressed concern that the female officer had ascended to the top of the clandestine service. | Some senior lawmakers — including Senator Dianne Feinstein, the California Democrat who is the chairwoman of the Intelligence Committee — had expressed concern that the female officer had ascended to the top of the clandestine service. |
| In a statement on Tuesday, Ms. Feinstein said she was “supportive” of Mr. Brennan’s choice to lead the clandestine branch. | In a statement on Tuesday, Ms. Feinstein said she was “supportive” of Mr. Brennan’s choice to lead the clandestine branch. |