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The only way to address terrorism is to deal with the issues that create terrorism, to resolve them where possible, and where that's not possible to ensure that there is an alternative to violence.

~Cofer Black

Topics: Address Alternative Create Deal Ensure Issues Only Possible Resolve Terrorism Them Violence Way Where

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We worked to develop our own operations to advance U.S. counterterrorism objectives by penetrating terrorist safe havens and collecting intelligence that would inform policy and enable our own operations.

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Topics: Advance Collecting Counterterrorism Develop Enable Haven Inform Intelligence Objectives Operations Our Own Penetrating Policy Safe Terrorist Worked Would

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We operate under the law. Covert action authorities are communicated in a memorandum of notification.

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We have to be mindful that there is the certainty that terrorists will attempt to launch multiple attacks against their enemy, which is us and our allies.

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Topics: Against Allies Attacks Attempt Certainty Enemy Launch Mindful Multiple Our Terrorists Us Which Will

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The plan we developed to deal with al Qaeda depended on developing sources of human and technical intelligence that could give us insights into his plans at the tactical level. This is easy to say but hard to accomplish.

~Cofer Black

Topics: Accomplish Al Could Deal Depended Developed Developing Easy Give Hard His Human Insights Intelligence Level Plan Plans Say Sources Tactical Technical Us Qaeda

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The Pakistani government under Musharraf is a strong and key player in the global war on terrorism, and their contribution has been second to none.

~Cofer Black

Topics: Been Contribution Global Government Key None Pakistani Player Second Strong Terrorism War

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Osama bin Laden's own words stated he has a war against the United States. He declared that American civilians should be considered as combatants.

~Cofer Black

Topics: Against American Bin Civilians Considered He Own Should Stated States United United States War Words

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No matter how many plots we uncover and disrupt, no matter how many terrorist organizations we degrade or destroy, another individual or group will rise to take their place.

~Cofer Black

Topics: Another Degrade Destroy Disrupt Group How Individual Many Matter Organizations Place Plots Rise Take Terrorist Uncover Will

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I was an intelligence officer, not a policy-maker.

~Cofer Black

Topics: Intelligence Officer

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As long as there are people who are not happy with their lot in life, as long as the United States is perceived to somehow be the cause of this unhappiness, there will be terrorism.

~Cofer Black

Topics: Cause Happy Life Long Lot People Perceived Somehow States Terrorism Unhappiness United United States Who Will

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Public Servant

Born: Unknown

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