...The leaks that we have seen in the intelligence community over the last 12 to 18 months have done irreparable harm to our ability to effectively conduct the war on terror, |
[He said others have tried to put together legislation on leaks and failed.] It may be very difficult, ... If Hoekstra and Harman can agree, it might get done. At least we will give it an honest shot. |
[Such shield laws] could have serious implications if passed without exceptions for those occasions when our national security is at risk, ... The time has come for a comprehensive law that will make it easier for the government to prosecute wrongdoers and increase the penalties which hopefully will act as a deterrent for people thinking about disclosing information. |
[Such shield laws] could have serious implications if passed without exceptions for those occasions when our national security is atrisk, ... The time has come for a comprehensive law that will make it easier for the government to prosecute wrongdoers and increase the penalties which hopefully will act as a deterrent for people thinking about disclosing information. |
[The classification process will also be covered, because] too much information is classified and more should be declassified, ... We probably have some overclassification situations of our own. |
[The next session will have Justice Department witnesses discussing] what is working and not working, ... access to information. |
against reading too much into a single source of intelligence. |
As we move forward, the Senate intelligence committee is going to continue doing prewar intelligence, the House is going to take the lead on the leaks investigation and we will keep each other informed as to ... progress, |
As you know, if accurate, such an egregious disclosure could have long-term and far-reaching damaging and dangerous consequences, |
he said. Asked why he, along with other members, refused to identify the panel's first witness, Hoekstra said, ''We probably have some overclassification situations of our own. |
I don't take the turmoil as unexpected, ... For people who created the culture at the C.I.A. that gave us the information about Al Qaeda, who gave us the information about Iraq, the kinds of changes that Porter is making may be uncomfortable, and they may be making the right decision: they're leaving. |
If there are 100 reasons not to make this information available, I got every one of them. We have received a proposal that clearly demonstrates that the DNI is living in the analog age while the rest of us are in the digital age. At this rate, my grandkids and great-grandkids will be the first ones to see this information. And I don't even have grandkids yet. |
It recognizes that much of this war ... is about winning the hearts and the minds of moderate Islam, and they are focused on it. |
It's very difficult to do an honest appraisal of a lot of people's personal and professional performance without demeaning them, and to do it fairly and in hindsight. |
That doesn't necessarily mean let's go move the boxes again, ... restructuring fatigue. |