Bryan Whitman
Bryan Whitman
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What this case demonstrates is what the military has said it would do all along, and that is to hold those accountable who violated policy, procedures, uniform code of military justice, and did things that were inappropriate and wrong.
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What I can tell you is that the Defense Department does have legitimate interests in protecting its installations, in protecting its people, and to the extent that they use information collected by law enforcement agencies to do that, that's an appropriate activity of the United States military.
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Obviously, we will respond to the concerns of any member of Congress. The government of Uzbekistan has been a good partner in the war on terrorism.
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Interpol is a law enforcement-type organization. Clearly, the United States government works in a collaborative way with nations across the globe.
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One of the big challenges that's in front of the Iraqi people is seating a government that reflects and respects the views of all the Iraqi people, and doing it in a way in which all Iraqis can feel included in the political process.
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Any sovereign government needs the ability to control their borders. So the role of the (Iraqi) border-control security forces is one that is vital to the overall security of the country.
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Just because it's legal doesn't mean it's the right thing to do.
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The deputy secretary of defense is not in the business of approving interrogation plans.
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It's really to maintain stability of the U.S. forces during the Iraqi national elections.
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Intelligence is critical to this conflict, probably more so than in any other conflict this nation has been engaged in. We know that we learn from our enemies that we have captured information that thwarts attacks and saves lives.
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Nobody has ever claimed that this was going to be something that is easy. But, one only has to spend a few hours in Iraq to really understand the dedication and how committed the Iraqi people are to making this work, too.
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I think it's fair to say that these are difficult issues -- they are difficult moral, ethical, legal issues. And one would not expect that everyone would come to a consensus on this.
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It appears as if there may have been things that were left in the database that shouldn't have been left there.
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I expect the letter to be delivered soon.