AdvertisementHaspel's Nomination As CIA Chief Is Reopening Debate On TortureMarch 14, 2018Greg MyrefacebookEmailGina Haspel, an undercover CIA officer for three decades, has been nominated to become director of the spy agency. Several senators say they will be asking tough questions about her role in the CIA's waterboarding program that began after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. (AP via CIA)