Michael Leiter Quotes & Sayings

ISIS, in some cases like Paris, may actually try to direct. But what it's really trying to do is inspire. So its directed activities are these inspired attacks. — Michael Leiter

We're not going to have a perfect batting average and it's important that Americans understand that. — Michael Leiter

You've got a huge American population, you've got a small, small, small subset that is radicalized, and you have an even smaller subset that actually takes action. And you can't cover everyone who has some contact, someone bad. What you need is offense overseas, defense at home with intelligence and law enforcement, and really deep engagement with these communities. — Michael Leiter

I don't think bulk data collection was an enormous factor here, because generally, that deals with overseas calls to the United States. But what bulk data collection did was make the process more efficient. So there were no silver bullets there. — Michael Leiter

When you do have really tapped out resources that cover so many investigations, it can help you move through and discard some faster. — Michael Leiter