Simply Stated, The Need For Accurate Intelligence

I Want To Be Very Clear - Whenever It Is Possible To Capture A Suspected Terrorist, It Is The Unqualified Preference Of The Administration To Take Custody Of That Individual So We Can Obtain Information That Is Vital To The Safety And Security Of The American People.

Al-qa'ida Is The Antithesis Of The Peace, Tolerance And Humanity That Is At The Heart Of Islam.

Is Real, It Is Serious, It Is Growing, And It Constitutes One Of The Greatest Threats To Our National Security And, Indeed, To Global Security.

I'm Neither Republican Nor Democrat. I've Worked For The Past Five Administrations.

The Misunderstandings - Or, What Really Bothers Me Are The Intentional Misrepresentations Of The Facts, Which Take Place On A Fairly Regular Basis. To Think That We, People Who Are Involved In Counterterrorism, Do Not Care About Civilian Casualties Or Deaths Or Injuries, Is Just Totally, Totally Wrong.