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.

Jihad is holy struggle, a legitimate tenet of Islam meaning to purify oneself or one's community.

The risk of just one terrorist with just one nuclear weapon is a risk we simply cannot afford to take.

I have a reputation for speaking my mind. I like to think my candor and bluntness will give you the answers.

I go to bed at night worrying that I didn't do enough that day to make sure I protect the American people.

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

As a matter of international law, the United States is in an armed conflict with al-Qaida, the Taliban, and associated forces, in response to the 9/11 attacks, and we may also use force consistent with our inherent right of national self-defense.