By definition, intelligence deals with the unclear, the unknown, the deliberately hidden. What the enemies of the United States hope to deny we work to reveal.

Never break faith with the truth.

I'm Greek, and we're conspiratorial by nature.

One mushroom cloud would change history. My deepest fear is that this is exactly what they [Al Qaeda] intend.

To understand a difficult topic like Iraq takes patience and care. Unfortunately, you rarely hear a patient, careful or thoughtful discussion of intelligence these days.

You deserve better from your entire government, all of us.

I am convinced the next major attack against the United States may well be conducted by people with Asian or African faces, not the ones that many Americans are alert to.