John Fleming Quotes

The bottom line is we are pursuing every single possible action to keep our country safe from terrorism.

There is no priority higher than the prevention of terrorism.

As the third anniversary of the September 11th attacks draws near we must ensure our nation is prepared to handle the continued threat of violence and terrorism on our country.

We know that terrorism can happen anywhere, at anytime. And we know the best way to prevent an attack is by working together.

But I warn my colleagues that we will fail in our efforts to protect the homeland if we do not take additional steps to avoid a trade-off between protecting ourselves against terrorists attacks and preparing for and responding to natural disasters.

Our people are working overtime - I say our people; our federal agencies in this regard - and that I'm confident that the way that you can stop this and make Americans the most protected for this is to take it to the terrorist groups.

When it comes to terrorism, the only path to safety is the path to action.

If we announced threats [to airlines and flights] as we received them, we would be catering to the terrorists' goals.

The counterterrorism strategy known as CONTEST aimed to reduce the risk to the UK and its interests overseas from terrorism, so that people can go about their lives freely and with confidence.

I did not want to provide a blueprint or roadmap for the terrorists, saying 'Here are our new security procedures'.

I think the American people believe in stopping and preventing terrorism pretty much at any cost.

Governments in countries across the world have a duty to do everything possible to keep the public safe from terrorist attacks.

Look, we constantly live looking at the issue of the threat of terrorism.

Intelligence is our first line of defense against terrorism, and we must improve the collection capabilities and analysis of intelligence to protect the security of the United States and its allies.

When these attacks occur, as they likely will, we will wonder what more we could have done to stop them.

The nature of Homeland Security is that no news is good news. And no news sometimes means somebody got interdicted at the border, somebody got interdicted before they could get on an airplane, somebody was arrested providing material support to terrorism. Homeland Security means very often something you never hear about.

To protect us from terrorism, we must have the best, absolutely the best gathering of intelligence anywhere in the world.

Producers are so much better-educated in issues related to terrorism.

Secondly, 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.

Significant steps have been taken since 9-11 to protect out country here at home, but much remains to be done, Americans from across the political spectrum must come together to develop the next phase of our efforts to counter global terror.

The central role in the fight against terrorism is with national authorities.

The use of these techniques against these terrorists made us safer. It really did work.

The prompt assimilation of that intelligence will be essential if we are to avoid another September 11th.

It's very difficult to tell someone how to protect themselves from a terrorist attack, whether it occurs in the U.S. or on foreign soil, particularly when you have terrorists with no concern for human life.

The FBI. is a massive culture. It's been a culture that served America well, and it's been focused on prosecution. But what we need in terms of terrorism is prevention.