One year after Afghanistan, spy agencies pivot toward China
Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. In a recent closed-door meeting with leaders of the agency's counterterrorism center, the CIA's No. 2 official made clear that fighting al-Qaida and other extremist groups would remain a priority -- but that the agency's money and resources would be increasingly shifted to focusing on China. The CIA drone attack that killed al-Qaida's leader showed that fighting terrorism is hardly an afterthought. But it didn't change the message the agency's deputy director, David Cohen, delivered at that meeting weeks earlier: While the U.S. will continue to go after terrorists, the top priority is trying to better understand and counter Beijing.
Aug-8-2022, 12:12:25 GMT
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