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Lee Hamilton: “Somebody has to knock heads together to get over this mind-set of 'I can have the information, you cannot.'”

On the recordJanuary 19, 2010
Somebody has to knock heads together to get over this mind-set of 'I can have the information, you cannot.'
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Lee Hamilton
Indiana

Editor's note · Context

Hamilton stresses the need for strong leadership in the intelligence community.

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