We interviewed many, many men and women from the NYPD and the NYPD Intelligence Division, specifically, and they’re really good, dedicated people who want to keep the city safe. Matt Apuzzo Read Quote
We don’t push back hard enough against the government. We could use, the country in general could use a more adversarial press corps, especially when it comes to matters of national security. Matt Apuzzo Read Quote
When you look at the big issues post-9/11 in the United States, whether it’s water boarding, warantless wire tapping, surveillance, Gitmo, black sites rendition, all of those have been legal. Nobody has gone to jail for those programs. Matt Apuzzo Read Quote
Bob Levinson was in Iran serving his government, and Bob Levinson was not well served by his government. Matt Apuzzo Read Quote
I’d like to see the government talk a little bit less about the AP and little more about Bob Levinson. Matt Apuzzo Read Quote
The question is, really, does the nonexistence of another attack prove that the programs that are in place are working? Matt Apuzzo Read Quote
We’re a country that allowed waterboarding and indefinite detention, and we’re a country where the NYPD Intelligence Division has police files on what Muslims think of the State of the Union address. Matt Apuzzo Read Quote
A highway sign used to welcome people to New Haven, birthplace of President George W. Bush. But it was vandalized so much, it was finally taken down for good. Matt Apuzzo Read Quote
Under Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., the Justice Department prosecuted more people for having unauthorized discussions with reporters than all prior administrations combined. Matt Apuzzo Read Quote
It’s a social contract we make. We’re willing to give up certain things. We give you the right to tax us. We give you the right to lock us up. We give you the right to put us on surveillance, search our homes, whatever and, in exchange, we get a functioning society that keeps us relatively safe, and that’s the tradeoff we make. Matt Apuzzo Read Quote