We Need To Make Sure That Leaks

Where Terrorists Offer Injustice, Disorder And Destruction, The United States And Its Allies Stand For Freedom, Fairness, Equality, Hope, And Opportunity.

Terrorism Needs To Be Fought Against And Certainly Delegitimized Or Attacked, But Some Of The Underlying Grievances That Might In Fact Lead Individuals Astray To Terrorism Cannot Be Ignored.

We Need To Make Sure That Leaks Of Classified Information, Of National Security Secrets, Needs To Be Rigorously Pursued And Prosecuted To The Fullest Extent Of The Law.

We Are In This Business, Whether It Be Intelligence Or The Government, To Protect Freedom, Democracy And Liberty, Not To Violate That.

By The Time President Obama Took Office, Guantánamo Was Viewed Internationally As A Symbol Of A Counterterrorism Approach That Flouted Our Laws And Strayed From Our Values, Undercutting The Perceived Legitimacy - And Therefore The Effectiveness - Of Our Efforts.