Quotes by Barton Gellman

About Barton Gellman:

Barton David Gellman is an American journalist and bestselling author known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning reports on the September 11 attacks, on Dick Cheney's powerful vice presidency and on the global surveillance disclosure.
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Counterterrorism analysts have known for years that al Qaeda prepares for attacks with elaborate 'targeting packages' of photographs and notes.

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All Americans are dependent for their energy on the Arabian peninsula.

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The modern era of continuity planning began under President Ronald Reagan.

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There is evidence that some of al Qaeda's nuclear efforts over the years met with swindles and false leads.

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Al Qaeda is closely aligned with the Chechens.

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As militias go, the Ohio Defense Force is on the moderate side.

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Ecuador has never stated flatly that it would give asylum to Edward Snowden.

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China and Russia are regarded as the most formidable cyber threats.

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Iraq has, in effect, one export of any consequence. That's oil.

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I'm a journalist and author. I make my living by finding things out and writing about them.

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In 1995, Glaxo bought Burroughs Wellcome and became the presumptive leader in AIDS therapy.

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In computer circles, any unencrypted data is known as 'cleartext.'

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No one can keep track of how many people use Internet, how many machines it can reach, or even how many sub- and sub-sub-networks form a part of it.

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For personal use, I recommend the free and open-source Truecrypt, which comes in flavors for Windows, Mac and Linux.

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I don't say I never use Facebook, but I often think about closing my account.

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NoScript is probably the most important privacy tool, but it costs you in convenience.

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Obama's ascendancy unhinged the radical right, offering a unified target to competing camps of racial, nativist and religious animus.

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Why does it appear that interested readers so often attribute flaws to 'the press' rather than taking particular issue with particular reports?

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Of all Iraq's rocket scientists, none drew warier scrutiny abroad than Modher Sadeq-Saba Tamimi.

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The defection of Hussein Kamel was a turning point in the U.N.-imposed disarmament of Iraq in the 1990s.

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Ordinary Geiger counters, worn on belt clips and resembling pagers, have been in use by the U.S. Customs Service for years.

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Author Bio

  • NameBarton Gellman
  • DescriptionAmerican journalist
  • Born1960
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionJournalist
  • AwardsGeorge Polk Award