CIA Director: Drone Attacks in Pakistan Will Continue

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/23/CIA_Director_Leon_Panetta

CIA Director Leon Panetta discusses the recent controversy over the use of military drones in Pakistan. Challenging accusations of a high death toll, Panetta says "The reality is...we have targeted those who are enemies of the United States."

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CIA Director Leon E. Panetta talks with the Commonwealth Club about terrorism, nuclear proliferation, and other issues threatening America's national security. He describes how the CIA is responding to these threats, and discusses his plans for the Agency's future. - Commonwealth Club of California

Leon Edward Panetta became the 19th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency on 13 February 2009. As Director, he leads the Agency and manages human intelligence and open source collection programs on behalf of the Intelligence Community.

Mr. Panetta has dedicated much of his life to public service. Before joining CIA, he spent 10 years co-directing with his wife, Sylvia, the Leon & Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy, based at California State University, Monterey Bay. The Institute is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit center that seeks to instill in young men and women the virtues and values of public service. In March 2006, he was chosen as a member of the Iraq Study Group, a bipartisan committee established at the urging of Congress to conduct an independent assessment of the war in Iraq.

From July 1994 to January 1997, Mr. Panetta served as Chief of Staff to President Clinton. Prior to that, he was Director of the Office of Management and Budget, a position that built on his years of work on the House Budget Committee. Mr. Panetta represented Californias 16th (now 17th) Congressional District from 1977 to 1993, rising to Budget Committee chairman during his final four years in Congress.

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[PanzerBlitz43]

The CIA is the top terrorist organization in the world. The former director of CIA has been taken to court and is now indicted for murder. Everyone working for the CIA should be hauled off to jail and jailed for life. This is the same child killing tool that Hitler used against London, old technology, unmanned crap, not even impressive except to american criminal monsters who like to murder families and children. Back stabbing Obama and his terrorist military are child killing jokes.

[MrGokufan1998]

@shoaibthebest1 that comment makes me really think you are a red neck

[outlaw1148]

Why is there classified info if it is not the truth

[tobyYaphetS]

@PanzerBlitz43 Your just one of the Millions of Illiterate MUSLIMS who doesnt know EVIL AND GOOD..... FUCK ALLAH!!!!

[1nirvanaseeker]

pakis deserve it

[AlexVerve1]

F u U s C a K

[6672120]

@YouDieClown

lemme get this straight, your proud to kill 14 terrorists , but not ashamed of the innocent lives US took while engaging in these tactics , to you americans its " God bless america, woohoo" while your being lied to constantly that Osama is dead, found pakistan so that you can launch an operation in pakiland ... :\

yes 911 was tragic , but lets be fair

America is a FAR bigger terrorist then al qaida ever will be, you claim to fight for YOUR country but its for OIL :)

[YouDieClown]

@6672120 All im trying to do is be mutual... fucktards like.. MRRONBO727 is why people hate america.. I remember 9/11 like it was yesterday. I am 17 years old and it had an impact on me.. 500 innocent people were killed by the drone attacks.. and thousands were killed here in the 9/11 attack.. we still have more innocent casualties.. based off the video.. and we arnt meaning to kill innocent.. we also killed 14 terrorist.. so sorry we are fighting for OUR country.

[6672120]

@YouDieClown At price of a thousand 9/11's in the middle east ?

A typical "justified" American -.-

[YouDieClown]

All i ask... Remember 9/11... Hope it never happens again.