And Oliver North was really a good soldier, up to the last moment, shoving memos into the shredder and defending the policy to the end.

There is a very real and critical danger that unrestrained public discussion of cryptologic matters will seriously damage the ability of this government to conduct signals intelligence and the ability of this government to carry out its mission of protecting national security information from hostile exploitation.

Iraq is not about oil.

Society has recognized over time that certain kinds of scientific inquiry can endanger society as a whole and has applied either directly, or through scientific/ethical constraints, restrictions on the kind and amount of research that can be done in those areas.

And Oliver North was really a good soldier, up to the last moment, shoving memos into the shredder and defending the policy to the end.

If the intelligence we send forward support the views that the administration has, it is welcome and we are told what a great job it is. And if the intelligence that gos forward don't support the views of the policymakers, it is instantly condemned.

A great teacher never strives to explain his vision. He simply invites you to stand beside him and see for yourself.