I would say that, as you and I stand here at Ninth and F [streets], there is espionage going on around us. |
People historically have loved the inside story. It's about secrets. People love secrets. |
Somebody is developing somebody for recruitment. Somebody is putting down a dead drop as we speak. |
Those are significant changes, and I am sure there is some sense of loss and change at the agency. But the agency has a deep history, and maybe they can celebrate that today, too. |
We want people to come away with an understanding that this is not the first time that Americans have felt terror; that there were other periods in American history when groups either from within or outside the country used terrorism against us. |
Would blacks have considered the Klan a form of state terrorism in places where the local sheriff and others were involved? Absolutely. |
You know, it's like cowboys -- they love westerns. So people who are in intelligence work often like spy shows -- they get a kick out of it. |