Leon Panetta: “We must also recognize that much of the information our country needs on Africa... can sometimes be obtained overtly…”

I think it's a -- it is something we've got to pay attention to because I think this is a dangerous moment. If we're facing other lone wolf terrorists in this country.

I think it was Walter Mondale when he was asked about the legacy of the Carter administration, said something like, we told the truth, we followed the law and we preserve the peace.

I never thought I would see that in my lifetime.

Autocrats that once operated in their own spheres of influence have now joined together in an axis of mutual support and aggression.