What we need to do is optimize transparency on these issues, but at the same time, optimize secrecy and the protection of our national security.
John Brennan on drone killings, speaking at his Senate confirmation hearing. (via officialssay)
Yousefzadeh: I hope and trust that the CIA’s Q Branch has come up with a device that will allow us to do both things at the same time.
Reblogged from Officials Say the Darndest Things
