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After 13-hour Rand Paul filibuster Irish American John Brennan approved by Senate as CIA head (IrishCentral)

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 04:35:57 PST

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

After an epic filibuster which Democrats finally voted to end, the Senate confirmed John Brennan to be named as CIA director on Thursday.

Former FBI agent claims he witnessed CIA boss John Brennan convert to Islam – VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 04:42:50 PST

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

An ex-FBI agent has claimed that President Barack Obama’s CIA nominee John Brennan secretly converted to Islam.

CIA chief confirmation hearing for John Brennan interrupted by protesters (IrishCentral)

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 05:23:16 PST

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

John Brennan’s confirmation hearing for CIA chief was temporarily halted on Thursday after protesters persistently interrupted the proceedings.

Obama CIA appointee Brennan gets heckled by code pink and mugged by senators (IrishCentral)

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 05:31:23 PST

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How the sons of Irish ancestors rose the ranks of the CIA - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:05:31 PST

By: DARA KELLY

President Obama nominated Irish American John Brennan to be the next CIA director on Monday. The son of immigrants from Co. Roscommon, Brennan is not the first person of Irish descent to rise to prominence in the CIA. Here is brief profile of two other Irish Americans who have played an influential role in national security.

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CIA head John Brennan plans to retire in Ireland say Irish cousins (IrishCentral)

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 04:23:00 PST

By: DARA KELLY

The newly appointed head of the CIA, John Brennan, plans to retire to his parents’ homeland of Ireland once his term ends, his family claim.

Obama nominates Irish American John Brennan to be next CIA director - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 04:42:10 PST

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

President Obama nominated White House counter-terrorism adviser John Brennan to be the next CIA director on Monday, for his second term in office.

Obama terrorism chief John Brennan woos the Irish vote while in Dublin (IrishCentral)

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 05:01:15 PDT

By: JAMES O'BRIEN

John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism delivered what could have been a campaign speech for Irish Americans from the Obama campaign in Dublin yesterday.

John Brennan, Obama's chief counterterrorism advisor in Dublin for security briefing - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:59:33 PDT

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

President Obama’s top anti-terrorism chief will deliver an address in Dublin this week on security cooperation between the US and Europe.

John Brennan, the Irish American who keeps America safe (IrishCentral)

Sat, 19 Feb 2011 04:31:33 PST

By: PATRICK DOHERTY

When Owen Brennan and his wife emigrated from Roscommon in the west of Ireland last century, they never dreamed their son would become the key figure in America’s national security and right hand man to President Barack Obama.

John Brennan, son of Irish immigrants, now Obama's top gun (IrishCentral)

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:35:36 PDT

John Brennan, son of Irish parents, has become the most valued foreign policy aide to President Barack Obama says the Washington PostThe Post reports that Brennan shares a small west wing office with Denis McDonough, another key Irish aide to Obama and that both men have major access to the presidentBrennan was the man the president turned to after the near explosion on board a flight on Christmas day"Within two weeks, Brennan had produced a sharply written report that caught other intelligence heads by surprise -- and caused an uproar in some quarters for its harsh assessment of intelligence agencies' performance READ MORE

Deputy National Security Advisor John Brennan under fire in terror war (IrishCentral)

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:50:21 PST

John Brennan grew up in New Jersey, the son of an Irish immigrant named OwenBrennan, who this week was dubbed President Obama’s “public face for counter terrorism policy,” was educated by the Jesuits, in high school as well as at Fordham University Brennan has said a sense of public service was instilled in him, at home and at school, and thus he traveled widely and, after college, began a 30-year career at the CIA, working closely with Obama, as well as Presidents Bush and ClintonDespite this impressive resume -- Obama seriously considered naming Brennan CIA director following the presidential election -- it was not until the so-called underwear bombing of Christmas Day that the spotlight turned to Brennan READ MORE