Dangerous trees

Chief Executive of Credit Suisse, Tidjane Thiam, 57, has lost his job over a corporate spying scandal. The Credit Suisse board voted to remove him at a meeting on 7 February. Some investors believe he has been forced out by the chairman Urs Rohner, 60. Major backers of the company …

CIA torture training

At Guantanamo Bay, a pre-trial hearing for five detainees involved in the 9/11 attacks has revealed more details about the CIA’s torture programme. The military court heard from contractors involved in the programme. The defence team has asked to question fifty-two members of the torture teams, but the CIA has …

Robert Carillo

Following our report on Daniel Hale, we note that on 1 May, former National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) director, Robert Carillo, was appointed to the advisory board of Peraton. Peraton is an old and respected US company based in Herndon, Virginia. It employs about 3,000 people at various sites in …