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Ladies and gentlemen, landseer of the Potomac Institute and it is my privilege to welcome you here today with the seminar on combating biological terrorism. I am proud to report for now almost exactly 20 years the Potomac Institute has been involved in the study of this issue of bio terrorism has only grown worse over time and is more threatening and more imminent and certainly those tools for dealing with this is inadequate today is 20 years ago the most political people are distracted from the threats which ships running over each other the pacific that the threats are more as long wolf driv...

It is great to see you again and congratulations on your new position. Thank you. It has been a little more than aonth . It has. Confirmed on the fourth of august. Yes, a little more than a month, but you have been in the Intelligence Community for a few more years than a month . So, let as jump right into this. How would you characterize the state of t community . What is working well, and what do we need to improve on . Gordon before i answer, let me offer the apologies for the director, he really wanted to be here, unfortunately, maybe as sign of the times in terms of how the administration...

It has. I thought i would be better by no but i am working on it or it confirmed on the fourth of august. A little over a month. But you have been in big Intelligence Community for a few more years than a month . So, let as jump right into this. How would you characterize the state of the community . What is working well, and what do we need to improve on . Great question. Before i answer, let me offer the apologies for the director, he really wanted to be here, unfortunately, maybe as a sign of the times in terms of how the administration views intelligence, he had a meeting that he had to go...

We need to improve on . Great question. Before i answer, let me offer the apologies for the director. He really wanted to be here, unfortunately, maybe as a sign of the times in interprets of how this administration views intelligence he had a principles meeting that he had to go to. Why was the principals meeting set today . Its because i wanted to be here and i have 30 years of pretty slick trade craft, so he thinks it was bad luck, it was purposeful design. So heres what id say about the community, im old and ive seen a lot. We have never been better. The capabilities that we bring to bear ...

So confirmed on the 4th of august, a little over a month but of course you have been in the Intelligence Community for a few more years than a little over a month. So lets jump right into this. How would you characterize the sta state . What is working well and what do we need to improve on . Great question, before i answer, let me offer the apologies for the director. He really wanted to be here. Unfortunately, maybe as a sign of the times in terms of how this administration views intelligence he had a principals meeting that he had to go to. Why was the principals meeting set today . Its bec...