The cia has the tools it needs to keep our nation safe and that its work always reflects the liberties, the freedoms, and values we hold so dear. I am especially proud to stand here today with such patriots as leon panetta. It was a tremendous honor to serve with leon over the past four years and i look forward to the opportunity and privilege to work with czech cable. I am especially proud and touch to be built to stand here today with my close friend and colleague who epitomizes what it means to be an intelligence professional. His leadership at the cia as well as his 32year career has been nothing short of exemplary. I look forward to working with you in the weeks, and, in years ahead. We also look forward to working with congress. Bringing the legislative branches of this work to that team. It is critically important there be a full and open discourse on Intelligence Matters with the appropriate representatives of the American People. Although i consider myself the the republican o
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1Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid, Spain
2ARTIS International, St. Michaels, MD, United States
3Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States
4Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Universidad de Almería, Almería, Spain
5Department of Theory and Analisys of Comunication, Faculty of Sciences of Information, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
6InReach Global, Centre for Psycho-Social Research & Training, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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