I don't deny that there are problems in the intelligence world, but I would argue that in the UK we try to uphold the highest standards in the world.
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I believe we do have a great intelligence service. Is it good enough in all circumstances? Of course not. We live in the human condition. We try to make it better each day.
In the aftermath of September 11, and as the 9/11 Commission report so aptly demonstrates, it is clear that our intelligence system is not working the way that it should.
The skills of the British intelligence community are a great national asset.
The trouble with people like Tony Blair is they get confused, they think intelligence is education when they're two different things.
Nothing has caused the human race so much trouble as intelligence.
I have always accepted intelligence was an honorable profession. We are all mindful of the need to comply with our moral values and the law.
The United States, like any great power, is always going to have an intelligence operation, and some electronic surveillance is obligatory in the modern world.
I think all governments engage in intelligence gathering vis-a-vis other governments.
I don't think there's anything unique about human intelligence.
Well, it's a - I don't want to disappoint you, but it's a time worn tradition of Australian Governments over many years not to get into any discussion about that aspect of intelligence matters.
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