“We have been aggressively addressing some of these issues for quite some time and are proud of the progress and achievements made over the past several years in strengthening the human intelligence collection, all-source analysis and a wide variety of intelligence community programs.”
“Overall, we just don't believe we face inhibitions related to restrictions, ... There has never been a case when higher-ups were asked to authorize utilizing unsavory people that they didn't say, 'Go ahead.'”
“It's a problem because it was a willful misuse of government computer systems and done in a way to try to hide from system administrators. We have determined it does not involve the loss of classified information.”
“It certainly shows that he was trying to deceive the U.N., but it doesn't show that he actually had weapons in his possession at the time of the invasion.”
“As terrible as they were, the attacks were not as spectacular as the 9/11 attacks. There weren't as many of them as there were in some other attacks.”