You can't get closer to the heart of national sovereignty than national security and intelligence services.

I have never come across a technology that doesn't change. This is inevitable. You have to adapt your systems as technology develops.

There are no automatic links between poverty and terrorism. Among millions of poor people in the world, only a few turn to terrorism.

Terrorists have failed in what is arguably al Qaida's most important objective - to trigger revolutions.

Terrorists always have the advantage of surprise.

In situations of military conflict, civil strife, lawlessness, bad governance, and human rights violations, terrorists find it easier to hide, train and prepare their attacks.

We remain vulnerable.There is no such thing as 100 percent security against terrorism.