One of the things frankly we have to do is demystify (the CIA) a little bit, ... You are not going to be James Bond if you sign up and five years later you're going to be driving an Aston Martin with a beautiful young lady at your side on the Riviera. You might be, but I'm not aware of that program yet. |
Our assessment is they have a greater capability than that assessment, ... In other words, it has increased since then. |
Our intelligence -- the reason we have it in many forms around the world is to protect Americans at home and abroad, ... We do not fly legal lawful air missions in international space for the fun of it. We do it for our national security. Yes, there is, I suppose, some risk to all of this, but the fact of the matter is we need to have this surveillance. If there is a way we can do it differently that's less offensive to some people, then that might be a matter worth discussing. |
reaffirms our role as the lead for human intelligence. |
represents a grant of trust and an expression of confidence in the CIA. |
severe national security breaches. |
Singling out these individuals would send the wrong message to our junior officers about taking risks, |
So in the summer of 1864, Ebenezer prepares to go to war and his wife happens to be confined to bed. She has just delivered a child and it was a very difficult delivery and she's not fit to run the plantation--and isn't going to be for quite a while. So the management of Somerset Plantation devolves on the oldest child, 16-year-old Anne Carter |
So we have to, within the law and within all the requirements of our professional ethics in this profession, develop agility. And that means putting a lot of judgment in the hands of individuals overseas. |
that any one person or group of people could have prevented 9/11. |
The bottom line is, I want you to continue to do what you do best - provide our country with close-in access to the plans and intentions of its enemies and provide decision makers with the information they need to make the tough decisions. |
The CIA credo is that the U.S. must always have the place of primacy among our interests, |
The fact that he is now aboard and announcing and saying, 'Gee we have a problem with terrorism,' is a big step forward -- even though it comes about four or five years late, |
The hallmark of our country is decency, democracy, freedom and so forth. The other guys don't, ... But we have to maintain our standards. |
the immediate release of the classified files as mandated by the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act. |