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American and British spies infiltrate fantasy realm of online games World of Warcraft and Second Life

By Mark Mazzetti and Justin Elliott Dec. 10, 2013

Not limiting their activities to the earthly realm, U.S. and British spies have infiltrated the fantasy worlds of World of Warcraft and Second Life, conducting surveillance and scooping up data in the online games played by millions of people across the globe, according to newly disclosed classified documents.

World and Nation

Accusation of spying on Merkel puts Obama at crossroads

By David E. Sanger and Mark Mazzetti Oct. 25, 2013

WASHINGTON — The angry allegation by the German government that the National Security Agency monitored the cellphone of Chancellor Angela Merkel may force President Barack Obama into making a choice he has avoided for years between continuing the age-old game of spying on America’s friends and undercutting cooperation with important partners in tracking terrorists, managing the global economy and slowing Iran’s nuclear program.

World and Nation

Bin Laden son-in-law is held by US on terror charges

By Mark Mazzetti and William K. Rashbaum Mar. 8, 2013

WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law was recently arrested in the Middle East, was transferred to the United States and is now in a New York jail, according to two people briefed on the matter.

World and Nation

US war game sees dire results of Israeli attack on Iran

By Mark Mazzetti and Thom Shanker Mar. 20, 2012

WASHINGTON — A classified war simulation exercise held this month to assess the U.S. military’s capabilities to respond to an Israeli attack on Iran forecast that the strike would lead to a wider regional war, which could draw in the United States and leave hundreds of Americans dead, according to U.S. officials.

World and Nation

U.S. Saw a Path to Qaida Chiefs Before Bombing

By Mark Mazzetti Jan. 6, 2010

Before detonating a suicide bomb in Afghanistan last week, a Jordanian militant was considered by U.S. spy agencies to be the most promising informant in years about the whereabouts of al-Qaida’s top leaders, including Ayman al-Zawahri, the terrorist group’s second-ranking operative.

World and Nation

U.S. Navy Tracks Somali Pirates and Their American Hostage

By Mark Mazzetti Apr. 10, 2009

The Indian Ocean standoff between an $800 million U.S. Navy destroyer and four pirates bobbing in a lifeboat low on fuel showed the limits facing the world’s most powerful military in dealing with a booming pirate economy in a treacherous patch of international waters.

World and Nation

Shorts (left)

By Mark Mazzetti Mar. 10, 2009

The commander of a secretive branch of America’s Special Operations forces in February ordered a halt to most commando missions in Afghanistan, reflecting a growing concern that civilian deaths caused by U.S. firepower are jeopardizing broader goals there.

World and Nation

Key Data Held Back in Inquiry, According to C.I.A. Investigation

By Mark Mazzetti Nov. 21, 2008

An internal investigation by the Central Intelligence Agency has found that the agency withheld crucial information from federal investigators who spent years trying to determine whether CIA officers committed crimes related to the accidental downing of a missionary plane in Peru in 2001.

World and Nation

In Book, Ex-CIA Chief Tenet Will End Silence on Role in Iraq War

By Mark Mazzetti and Julie Bosman Feb. 13, 2007

For the past two years, George J. Tenet has maintained a determined silence even as senior White House officials have laid the blame for the prewar mistakes about Saddam Hussein on him. But now Tenet, the nation’s former spy chief, is preparing to return fire.

World and Nation

Bush’s Claims About Iran Are Met With Skeptical Response

By Helene Cooper and Mark Mazzetti Feb. 13, 2007

Three weeks after promising it would show proof of Iranian meddling in Iraq, the Bush administration has laid out its evidence — and received in return a healthy dose of skepticism.

World and Nation

CIA Destroyed Tapes Showing Severe Interrogation Methods

By Mark Mazzetti Dec. 7, 2007

The CIA in 2005 destroyed at least two videotapes documenting the interrogation of two Qaida operatives in the agency’s custody, a step it took in the midst of congressional and legal scrutiny about the CIA’s secret detention program, according to current and former government officials.

World and Nation

Analysis Finds Iran Stopped Nuclear Arms Effort in 2003

By Mark Mazzetti Dec. 4, 2007

A new assessment by American intelligence agencies released Monday concludes that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003 and that the program remains frozen, contradicting a judgment two years ago that Tehran was working relentlessly toward building a nuclear bomb.

World and Nation

Musharraf Urged to Reverse Course, Hold Elections Soon

By Mark Mazzetti Nov. 6, 2007

President Bush on Monday urged Gen. Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistani president, to hold elections and give up his army post “as soon as possible,” but gave no indication that the general’s imposition of emergency rule would bring about any significant change in American policy.

World and Nation

Pentagon Investigation Into Handling Of War Intelligence Criticizes Officials

By David S. Cloud and Mark Mazzetti Feb. 9, 2007

A Pentagon investigation into the handling of prewar intelligence has criticized civilian Pentagon officials for conducting their own intelligence analysis to find links between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaida, but said the officials did not violate any laws or mislead Congress, according to congressional officials who have read the report.

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