Episode 315
Gina Haspel
Wed, 2018-Mar-14 02:19 UTC
Length - 1:38
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With 479,849 views on Tuesday, 13 March 2018 our article of the day is Gina Haspel.
Gina Cheri Haspel (born October 1, 1956) is an American intelligence officer serving as the Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), appointed by U.S. President Donald Trump in February 2017. She has been accused of being responsible for the torture of dozens of people and of running a torture site in Thailand. On March 13, 2018, Haspel was nominated by President Trump to become the CIA Director, succeeding Mike Pompeo. If confirmed, she would be the first woman to hold the position.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:19 UTC on Wednesday, 14 March 2018.
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