We do want to cooperate, but it has to be across the board, not just on counterterrorism and security but also to support democratic and market reforms, ... very disappointing.
- Daniel FriedOne of the great intellectual failures of the American intelligence community, and especially the counterterrorism community, is to assume if someone hasn`t attacked us, it`s because he can`t or because we`ve defeated him.
- Michael ScheuerWe worked to develop our own operations to advance U.S. counterterrorism objectives by penetrating terrorist safe havens and collecting intelligence that would inform policy and enable our own operations.
- Alan LucasOur intelligence community needs better coordination of operations and exchange of information, and that`s why we need an overall director of national intelligence and a national counterterrorism center.
- Alice GilbornTerrorists continue to exploit divisions between law enforcement and the intelligence communities that limit the sharing of vital counterterrorism information.
- Alice HoglanI think what we`ve learned is that the terrorist threat is serious, but it shifts. You cannot make a single person the sole focus of your counterterrorism.
- Amy BakerSecondly, not only have we put additional agents on counterterrorism, but we`ve also built up our analytical structure so that we`re better positioned to analyze the information we have.
- Andra Turner