On the recordApril 17, 2023
the most likely origin of this was a lab leak, and I think that, you know, unfortunately, for political reasons and political narratives, it was difficult.
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Ratcliffe states that political narratives hindered acknowledgment of the lab leak theory.
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Apr 17, 2023
the intelligence certainly points to lab leak as the most plausible assessment, the only one supported by intelligence, science, and common sense at this point.
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Had that information been shared early, could this have been a regional, a local endemic, as opposed to unleashing this pandemic onto the world?
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I would have preferred with someone with military background or intelligence background leading DHS.
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I think that, you know, intelligence is such that we are constantly gaining new information even where we have limited sources and methods.
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