“I have fiercely criticized both the Bush administration's counterterro...” — Benjamin Wittes Quote

“I have fiercely criticized both the Bush administration's counterterrorism policies and the Obama administration's - and fiercely defended both as well.”

“If the 'enemy combatant' cases of Padilla and Hamdi present a clash between liberty and security, each side champions one while giving short shrift to the other.”

“How exactly the obstruction-of-justice statutes interact with the president's broad powers to supervise the executive branch under Article II of the Constitution is a genuinely difficult question.”

“I developed a counterterrorism device that's revolutionizing the way we detect nuclear materials.”

“My admonition is, 'No counterterrorism lead goes uncovered.'”

“Whenever counterterrorism professionals see punditry and media make grand pronunciations on terrorism that defy all demonstrable evidence, an unrepeatable oath is usually muttered.”