One of the great intellectual failures of the American intelligence community, and especially the counterterrorism community, is to assume if someone hasn't attacked us, it's because he can't or because we've defeated him. Michael Scheuer on intelligence
I'm much better informed than Mr. Clarke ever was about the nature of the intelligence that was available again Osama bin Laden and which was consistently denigrated by himself and Mr. Tenet. Michael Scheuer on intelligence
I think Mr. Clarke had a tendency to interfere too much with the activities of the CIA, and our leadership at the senior level let him interfere too much. So criticism from him I kind of wear as a badge of honor. Michael Scheuer on leadership
Until we respect bin Laden, we are going to die in numbers that are probably unnecessary. Michael Scheuer on respect
'The war in Iraq - if Osama was a Christian - it's the Christmas present he never would have expected. Michael Scheuer on christmas