50 Quotes by Richard Clarke

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    is not a good spokesman for this issue. When he says things like 'Here's a warning,' then in the next breath says the president is doing a great job, that just raises suspicions.

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    People downplay the importance of cyber-security, claiming that no one will ever die in a cyber-attack, but they're wrong, ... This is a serious threat.

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    Now he never said, 'Make it up,' ... But the entire conversation left me in absolutely no doubt that George Bush wanted me to come back with a report that said Iraq did this.

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    You should want the highest form of technology and security for your privacy information, and frankly, we don't have that today.

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    You may not be aware but in government departments, no one does any work on Friday and most offices are deserted by 2.30pm. Consequently, the OBO team can rest assured they are not throwing sand in the over-oiled mechanism of the civil service.

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    This attack, which was the largest in terms of the bomb size to date, was meant to embarrass the United States the day before the president arrives in Pakistan.

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    They penetrate the armor of an M1 Abrams tank. They're shape charges. They go through anything, and they are very lethal.

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    This may have been the straw that breaks the camel's back with regard to attacks on fellow members of Islam.

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