Espionage and Intelligence | CIA Intelligence-Gathering Methods Have Been Successful in Fighting Terrorism

About the author: James L. Pavitt is the deputy director for operations at the CIA.

[Editor’s Note: The following speech was delivered at the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security Breakfast Program on January 23, 2003.]

There is something uniquely American about this gathering. Because only in America would you find the head of the Clandestine Service [the CIA], not only speaking on the record, but speaking on the record in a room filled with lawyers and reporters.

Remember that the next...

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