We are a nation of laws, and we will always act within the bounds of the law.

Al-Qa'ida is the antithesis of the peace, tolerance and humanity that is at the heart of Islam.

I'm neither Republican nor Democrat. I've worked for the past five administrations.

Throughout my career, I had the great fortune to experience firsthand as well as to witness what it means to be a CIA officer.

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.

We are a nation of laws, and we will always act within the bounds of the law.

By the time President Obama took office, Guantánamo was viewed internationally as a symbol of a counterterrorism approach that flouted our laws and strayed from our values, undercutting the perceived legitimacy - and therefore the effectiveness - of our efforts.