The CIA joins the anti-China bandwagon on COVID origins, despite lack of any evidence
On Saturday, new CIA Director john Ratcliffe made public the CIA’s reassessment that shifts from an inconclusive position to now believing the lab-leak was most likely despite a low level of confidence.
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CIA backs Wuhan lab leak theory but admits 'low confidence' in Covid-19 evidence
The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory, according to an assessment released Saturday.
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Did Covid-19 originate in a Wuhan lab? Now CIA says yes but does it matter?
The Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV ... As part of this review, then-CIA Director William J Burns urged analysts to take a definitive position on the origins of COVID-19, though he remained neutral on which theory they should support.
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The CIA believes COVID most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding
The finding is not the result of any new intelligence, and the report released Saturday was completed at the behest of the Biden administration and former CIA Director William Burns. It was ...
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NYT reveals stealthy role of CIA director in Gaza hostage, ceasefire deal
Towing the line between diplomat and intelligence agent, Burns's trips to the region are shrouded under a cloak of mystery. CIA Director William J. Burns departs a classified briefing with members ...
How ‘Mild Bill’ Burns led a covert CIA campaign in Ukraine
No one would ever refer to CIA Director William J. Burns as “Wild Bill,” the nickname of William J. Donovan, who led the OSS, the agency’s swashbuckling predecessor, during World War II. But the self-effacing Burns has bravely commanded a CIA force in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion nearly three years ago.
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CIA revises stance, says Covid-19 'more likely' to have leaked from lab
An aerial view shows the P4 laboratory at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in ... which was ordered by former CIA Director William Burns before Ratcliffe took office. This analysis contributed ...
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The CIA believes COVID most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding
A view of the P4 lab inside the Wuhan Institute of Virology is seen after a visit ... completed at the behest of the Biden administration and former CIA Director William Burns. It was declassified and released Saturday on the orders of President Donald ...
What to Know About the CIA’s Conclusion that COVID-19 Came From a Lab
The problem for the lab-leak position is that the U.S. has never had access to the Wuhan lab and has thus been unable to reach a definitive answer for more than five years. Now that the CIA has at last come to a conclusion, not all scientists are sold on what it has reported, seeing the results as thinly scientifically sourced.
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CIA says Covid 'more likely' to have leaked from lab
The new assessment came after John Ratcliffe was confirmed on Thursday as the CIA director under the second White House administration of Trump
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CIA says lab leak favored as likely COVID origin
The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a lab. Here’s what to know about the declassified document released Saturday
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CIA believes COVID-19 likely originated from a lab, but has low confidence in its finding
The finding, released Saturday on the orders of President Donald Trump's pick to lead the agency, is not the result of new intelligence.