One might oppose the CIA program, but Abu Ghraib it ain't. Michael Hayden More Quotes by Michael Hayden More Quotes From Michael Hayden The Constitution defends all of us against unreasonable search and seizure. What constitutes reasonableness depends upon threat. Michael Hayden ussearchagainstconstitution I told them that free people always had to decide where to draw the line between their liberty and their security. I noted that the attacks would almost certainly push us as a nation more toward security. Michael Hayden nationfreesecuritypeople When asked if I miss being in government, I usually try to lighten the moment by responding that I awake most days, read the paper, and then observe that, 'It's yet another great day to be the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency.' Michael Hayden daygreatmomentintelligence It was a long, difficult summer of 2004. That was a leap year, so several things happened - the Olympics and presidential election. And right in the middle of the election campaign - and I don't think this was an accident - the 9/11 Commission delivers its report. Michael Hayden thinkelectiondifficultlong A writer of fiction lives in fear. Each new day demands new ideas, and he can never be sure whether he is going to come up with them or not. Michael Hayden dayfearnew-dayideas There's still a lot of things you can legitimately do to make America safe through electronic surveillance. Michael Hayden throughthingsyouamerica Our inaction created the opportunity for the Russians to reenter the Middle East in a powerful way for the first time since 1973. Michael Hayden powerfulopportunitytimeway Apple and Google want to create encryption for which they could not provide you the key. Their business model will not survive if the American government has a special relationship with them that requires them to surrender this kind of information. Michael Hayden yougovernmentbusinessrelationship After the attacks on September 11th, we all learned lessons. Michael Hayden learnedafterseptemberlessons The attorney general is the only one who can authorize what's called an emergency FISA. Michael Hayden emergencygeneralonlywho The use of these techniques against these terrorists made us safer. It really did work. Michael Hayden usagainstusework This program has been successful in detecting and preventing attacks inside the United States. Michael Hayden insidebeenunited-statessuccessful An intelligence analyst may attribute an attack to al Qaeda, whereas a policy maker could opt for the more general 'extremist.' Michael Hayden attackmorepolicyintelligence There's this movie, 'Zero Dark Thirty' about the hunt for Osama bin Laden. Some have complained that too many 'secrets' were dished out by the intelligence and special operations communities to director Kathryn Bigelow, screenwriter Mark Boal and their crew, part of a broader pattern of using intelligence for political effect. Michael Hayden secretsintelligencepoliticaldark We want to limit the capacity of these groups being able to get money in any way, repeatedly, we've seen if the money is not there, the presence will not be there either. Michael Hayden
