The world is lousy with Arab princes. And if we could have got Osama bin Laden, and saved at some point down the road 3,000 American lives, a few less Arab princes would have been OK in my book. Michael Scheuer 000americanarab Change image and share on social
The uniqueness of the unit was more or less that it was focused on a single individual. It was really the first time the agency had done that sort of effort. Michael Scheuer agencyeffortfocus Change image and share on social
Most dramatically, and perhaps least noticed, is the violence inside Saudi Arabia itself. Michael Scheuer arabiadramaticallyinside Change image and share on social
Bin Laden is remarkably eager for Americans to know why he doesn't like us, what he intends to do about it and then following up and doing something about it in terms of military actions. Michael Scheuer actionamericanbin Change image and share on social
I think Mr. Clarke had a tendency to interfere too much with the activities of the CIA, and our leadership at the senior level let him interfere too much. So criticism from him I kind of wear as a badge of honor. Michael Scheuer activitybadgecia share on social
A nuclear weapon of some dimension, whether it's actually a nuclear weapon, or a dirty bomb, or some kind of radiological device. Yes, I think it's probably a near thing. Michael Scheuer bombdevicedimension Change image and share on social
Until we respect bin Laden, we are going to die in numbers that are probably unnecessary. Michael Scheuer bindielade Change image and share on social
One of the great intellectual failures of the American intelligence community, and especially the counterterrorism community, is to assume if someone hasn't attacked us, it's because he can't or because we've defeated him. Michael Scheuer americanassumeattack share on social
The treatise found that he was perfectly within his rights to use them. Michael Scheuer findperfectlyright Change image and share on social
Where he was, where his cells were, where his logistical channels were, how he communicated. Who his allies were. Who donated to them. I think it's fair to say the entire range of sources were brought to bear. Michael Scheuer allybearbring share on social
