Well, I would say to my gallant, able friend that the Intelligence Committee could do worse than inviting some of the administration officials who are so indignant that the CIA didn't tell them what was going to happen up to say: have you read any Indian newspaper recently? Do you happen to know what the largest democracy in the world is and who they elected in the last election? Have you looked into their party platforms.
Discussing the role of the Intelligence Committee and the importance of understanding international events.
Share
More from Patrick Moynihan
This vote is one of an historic handful of congressional votes since the end of World War II. Nothing that Members of Congress do this year or any other year could be more important. He was not simply speaking of trade and the standard of…
When I arrived at the Senate near 25 years ago, it was very clear to me that I would look to Robert C. Byrd as my mentor; and he has been. I have sat at the foot of this Gamaliel for a quarter century. As I leave, sir, he is my mentor…
When a security official--officials--tell you something is classified, don't believe them.
If the present report is to serve any large purpose, it is to introduce the public to the thought that secrecy is a mode of regulation. In truth, it is the ultimate mode for the citizen does not even know that he or she is being regulated.
Other voices in this conversation
