Bryan Whitman Department Quotations

What I can tell you is that the Defense Department does have legitimate interests in protecting its installations, in protecting its people, and to the extent that they use information collected by law enforcement agencies to do that, that's an appropriate activity of the United States military.

From the standpoint of the Defense Department we are satisfied that the production of parts and equipment will continue to meet our supply requirements.

The policy of the department is unchanged, and it is to support the preservation of life by appropriate clinical means and to do that in a humane manner.

The department believes that a further release of images could only further inflame and possibly incite unnecessary violence in the world and would endanger our military men and women that are serving around the world.

The department believes that the release of all of these images will further inflame and cause unnecessary violence in the world.

Countering WMD has been a priority for the department in terms of making sure that our future forces are organized, trained, equipped and resourced to deal with all aspects of threats that are posed by WMD.

While we continue to review the documentation and conduct interviews, and while there are some who allege specific documents exist, the Defense Department has not discovered any documentation that shows Mohamed Atta connected to al Qaeda prior to the attacks of 9/11.

This department has been very clear and very consistent with respect to any adjustments being made to force levels. Somebody tell me where there's daylight.

This directive provides the overarching Department of Defense policy that mandates humane treatment of detainees.

This does not represent the values of the United States military, and doesn't represent the vast majority of the actions and behavior of our men and women in uniform. It is a despicable practice. It's unacceptable. And the department is going to address it.

Then, of course, the department has to continue to do business. And that's when you start doing things that you don't want to do and shifting money in ways that might not make sense and potentially hurt other (defense) programs, too.

Clearly, the department will be working with the Department of Justice on the appeal of that decision.

It is the policy of the department to preserve life through lawful, clinical means.

The idea that the Defense Department has engaged in any sort of conspiracy to cover up any information regarding Gulf War illness is simply not true. We have nothing to hide. As we learn new information, we provide it as rapidly as possible.

This has been one area where there has been some concern raised and so the department is taking a look at it and may issue a special instruction on it.