Intelligence Quotes
[Baghdad would seem particularly vulnerable to such a wait-it-out strategy. It is not even close to being self-sufficient. If U.S. troops cut off the supply of water, food, electricity and communications, civilians would no doubt quickly begin fleeing to the safety of refugee camps set up outside the cordon. The U.S. military could wait for the white flag of surrender to flutter outside the range of most of Saddam's weapons. Armed with intelligence gleaned from fleeing refugees, the Americans could attack key targets inside the city with long-range weapons. Such a siege could help nurture one prized U.S. goal: Saddam's falling at the hands of his own people.] Baghdad is one of those classic cities that happen to contain all the kindling necessary to spark a revolt... You'd have the ruling elite and the army cheek by jowl with the people, who despise both the elite and the army.
- Robert Scales
[And some were willing to ask, rhetorically anyway, whether it may indeed be time to put a new face on U.S. intelligence.] I think many of Roberts' proposals make some sense... it can be argued that maybe it?s time to change the name. You'd want to think it through pretty carefully before you take the step.
- Richard Kerr
[Although there are no specific threats against the city,] Las Vegas has been certainly mentioned in the chatter from the intelligence that we receive from Homeland Security in Washington, D.C., and they've had a special team here visiting with us... We just want to make sure that we've done everything we can to promote safety, and have a good time.
- Kenny Guinn
[A senior Administration official says that telephone calls and e-mails exchanged between several suspected terrorists and intercepted by the U.S. and foreign intelligence agencies pointed to a plot inside the U.S. using nerve gas, poisons or radiological devices.] It wasn't just chatter... It was a pattern.
- Pat Roberts
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