Nothing Is More Important To National Security

Nothing Is More Important To National Security And The Making And Conduct Of Good Policy Than Timely, Accurate, And Relevant Intelligence. Nothing Is More Critical To Accurate And Relevant Intelligence Than Independent Analysis.

High Value Information Came From Interrogations In Which Those Methods Were Used And Provided A Deeper Understanding Of The Al Qa'ida Organization That Was Attacking This Country.

My Experience Is The White House Is Not A Very Good Place To Coordinate Intelligence, Much Less To Integrate It.

The Leaders Who We Admire Who Have Been Able To Bring Great Change In The Past - Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela - They're All Inspirational Religious Leaders And Smart Tacticians. It Would Be Nice To Find The Muslim Gandhi, Wouldn't It?

All Officers Of The Intelligence Community, And Especially Its Most Senior Officer, Must Conduct Themselves In A Manner That Earns And Retains The Public Trust. The American People Are Uncomfortable With Government Activities That Do Not Take Place In The Open, Subject To Public Scrutiny And Review.