John McCain Quotes

Intelligence isn’t just something for the Cold War. When you think of Pearl Harbor, you can understand why. Unpleasant surprises are out there.

Are there topics of sufficient import to the nation's well-being to replace the Soviets as the focus of U.S. intelligence?

The security [of European national is dependent on the effective intelligence of their neighbors.

SIS, the Secret Intelligence Service, also known as MI6, also has no executive powers and operates abroad on CIA lines, but with a tiny percentage of the budget and a tiny percentage of the personnel.

Another factor is the decision, made in 1976, to sharply divide the FBI and the foreign intelligence agencies. The FBI would collect within the United States; the foreign intelligence agencies would collect overseas.

Espionage is largely separate from the mainstream of foreign policy … you nail the spy and you punish him, and you move on.

[Referring to the CIA:] We coexist. They work, and we work.

The safety and security of the nation depends more so than ever before on intelligence.

Intelligence gathered by this government leaves no doubt

Nixon railed against the CIA and their lousy intelligence.

The only remaining superpower doesn’t have enough interest in what’s going on in the world to organize and run an espionage service.

We want our spying agencies spying on foreigners. That’s why we have them.

The National Security Agency: Where Intelligence Goes To Work

When I was first elected to the Senate, I was fortunate to be appointed to the Intelligence Committee. There, I saw up close the dedication and commitment of the men and women of our intelligence agencies.

The U.K. is at the heart of intelligence gathering with our allies to call out hostile activity.

The president of the United States, his role is to uphold and to fight for the rights of every person, every American.

The human spy, in terms of the American espionage effort, had never been terribly pertinent.

Because of the terrorist threat, the FBI and CIA have become as important as the military in preserving our freedom. Yet while thanking our military is standard practice in American life, no one thinks of thanking the FBI, the CIA, or the rest of the intelligence community for keeping us safe since 9/11.

I've been called a spy of Israel since 1996, and since I made my documentary film in 2000 the FBI has investigated me as an agent of Iraq. The FBI has also opened up an investigation into my wife calling her a KGB spy.

Ask yourself: if I were a Chinese spy, why wouldn't I have flown directly into Beijing? I could be living in a palace petting a phoenix by now.

You can't come forward against the world's most powerful intelligence agencies and be completely free from risk.

Since the tragedies, the Department of Homeland Security was established to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, and most importantly, to share intelligence information among government agencies and departments.

As a nation we have, over the past seven years, been rebuilding our intelligence with powerful capabilities that many thought we would no longer need after the Cold War. We have been rebuilding our clandestine service, our satellite and other technical collection, our analytical depth and expertise.

I have had national security background, 10 years on the Intelligence Committee, the last two years as chair.

The PATRIOT Act brought down the wall separating intelligence agencies from law enforcement and other entities charged with protecting the Nation from terrorism.