Leon E. Panetta
Leon E. Panetta was appointed Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency on 13 February 2009.[1]
Blackwater revelations
After learning that the CIA had hired the private security contractor Blackwater as part of a planned programme to assassinate Al Qaeda leaders, Panetta held an emergency meeting in June 2009 to brief Congress about the programme for the first time.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Leon. E Panetta], Central Intelligence Agency, 13 February 2009.
- ↑ Mark Mazzetti, C.I.A. Sought Blackwater’s Help to Kill Jihadists, New York Times, 19 August 2009.
