often, it is only apparent in hindsight. to have a sort of relationship with immigrant communities, muslim relationships within the u.s. which conveys to them that we are not stigmatizing you as a community. we are all in this together. leon panetta is a former director of the c.i.a. we ve learned a lot since 9/11 on basically how we re trying to get ahead. intelligence is a key here.
the problem is how do you make sure you only kill soldiers on the battlefield? leon pineta, the c.i.a. director says that after an al qaeda target list had been vetted, the decision was ultimately his to take the shot. at the time that i was director of the c.i.a., we made very clear that if there were any women and children in the shot, we were not to take it. that we were to only go after those that we knew were identified as targets, and therefore, enemies ot united states. was there some collateral? when you re not sure? sure, there may have been some collateral. but it was minimal. former c.i.a. chief says in recent years, that target list has expanded.
leaders, but you kill soldiers on a battlefield. the problem is how do you make sure you only kill soldiers on the battlefield? leon pineta, the c.i.a. director says that after an al qaeda target list had been vetted, the decision was ultimately his to take the shot. at the time that i was director of the c.i.a., we made very clear that if there were any women and children in the shot, we were not to take it. that we were to only go after those that we knew were identified as targets, and therefore, enemies ot united states. was there some collateral? when you re not sure? sure, there may have been some collateral. but it was minimal. former c.i.a. chief says in recent years, that target list has expanded.
so you assassinate political leaders, but you kill soldiers on a battlefield. the problem is how do you make sure you only kill soldiers on the battlefield? leon pineta, the c.i.a. director says that after an al qaeda target list had been vetted, the decision was ultimately his to take the shot. at the time that i was director of the c.i.a., we made very clear that if there were any women and children in the shot, we were not to take it. that we were to only go after those that we knew were identified as targets, and therefore, enemies ot united states. was there some collateral? when you re not sure? sure, there may have been some collateral. but it was minimal. former c.i.a. chief says in
decision that i m going to act on this and i m going to act violently on this. often, it is only apparent in hindsight. to have a sort of relationship with immigrant communities, muslim relationships within the u.s. which conveys to them that we are not cstigmatizing you asa community. we are all in this together. leon panetta is a former director of the c.i.a. we ve learned a lot since 9/11 on basically how we re trying to get ahead.