“What that means, ... is when we are asked to provide intelligence on a particular topic, we do so without shading or shaping the information in any way. It is not a question of partisan support.”
“CIA's mission is to provide the president and other leaders of our government with the best possible foreign intelligence to help keep our nation safe and strong,”
“[Not every audience member was hostile to Goss, the sources say. A Goss sympathizer complained:] People are turning this into an agency version of the 'Jerry Springer Show'. ... The director is a strong believer in candor and open communication within the CIA family.”
“The CIA has released more than 26m pages to the national archives since 1998 - a huge amount of work by a small number of people. Other agencies also released CIA documents. Though the process typically works well, there will always be the anomaly.”
