Just the fact that the Iranian government is making a lot of noise doesn't prove their capabilities. |
legal brief. |
looked like it had been the victim of attack by a weapon of mass destruction. |
Maybe it's my 15 minutes of fame, maybe it's longer. |
My job as ranking member is about being a partner in making the committee effective. |
Our interrogators have become risk-averse, ... Someone interrogating a detainee is afraid they'll find himself on the front page. ... I want our interrogations to yield the best possible information. ... That's why we need a legal framework. |
President Bush has an MBA (Master of Business Administration). He should know that information flow is critical to effective management, ... No CEO would run her company without a chief information officer. The federal government should learn from the private sector. |
Right now, under present law, battlefield commanders control tactical satellites, |
So, you know, I think that Democrats are being more successful in Congress and I'm really going to be proud of the role I will play tomorrow as ranking Democrat on the Intelligence Committee when this bill passes. |
The [directorate of operations] has probably lost hundreds of years of experience in just a few human beings, |
The agency seems in free-fall in Washington, and that is a very, very bad omen in the middle of a war, |
The Committee's review of a series of intelligence shortcomings, to include intelligence prior to 9/11 and the pre-war intelligence on Iraq, clearly reveal how vital a diverse intelligence workforce is to our national security. |
The failure of Democrats to articulate a compelling message and policy position on national security issues spelled doom for our party during the last election cycle, |
The fog of law is finally lifting. America's moral black eye is finally healing. |
The fog of war is thick, but these acts of abuse and humiliation contradict international norms, military regulations and the very values that our military fights to defend, |