Drones can be a highly effective way of dealing with high-priority targets, but they should not become the drug of choice for an administration that is afraid to use successful, legal and safe tactics of the past. — Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr Copy Share Image
If the practice is torture for the al Qaeda operative who masterminded the killing of three thousand Americans, why weren't there court-martials in the… — Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr Copy Share Image
It is good that these terrorists are now facing justice, but in the reporting of the case, it would be helpful if the media… — Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr Copy Share Image
In my book, I detail the critical information we obtained from al Qaeda terrorists after they became compliant following a short period of enhanced interrogation. I have no doubt that that interrogation was legal, necessary and saved lives. — Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr Copy Share
Drones can be a highly effective way of dealing with high-priority targets, but they should not become the drug of choice for an administration… — Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr Copy Share Image
Our waterboarding program is based on the U.S. military training program... tens of thousands of U.S. servicemen were waterboarded pursuant to this program to… — Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr Copy Share Image
And I say in the book, 'Hard Measures,' that actually they were pretty wimpy if you really - if the American people actually knew… — Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr Copy Share Image
We got a lot of information from the detainees that eventually led us to bin Laden. — Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr Copy Share Image
We knew that if the photos of CIA officers conducting authorized EIT (enhanced interrogation techniques) ever got out, the difference between a legal, authorized,… — Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr Copy Share Image
The actions we took in the aftermath of 9/11 were harsh but necessary and effective. These steps were fully sanctioned and carefully followed. The… — Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr Copy Share Image
The more we captured, the more we learned and eventually it destroyed the organization that attacked us on 9/11 and allowed us to get… — Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr Copy Share Image
The concern we have is that if somebody from our side gets captured they are going to get their throats slit. — Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr Copy Share Image
Al-Qaida is a worldwide organization. It's a continuous threat. — Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr Copy Share Image
