John Ashcroft Agents Quotations

An FBI agent ought to be able to surf the net and look for sites that instruct people how to make bombs.

Agents need to be free to pursue investigations in ways that they haven't. There have been restraints that a reformed FBI needs to make sure we don't impose.

Thousands of FBI agents in all of the field offices across the country ... (and internationally) assisted by personnel from other Department of Justice agencies are cooperating in this investigation,

We have very serious challenges to address, and to leave us with agents who have their hands tied in the field ... is foolhardy.

Our expert team of agents and analysts from the FBI will continue to share information and expertise with their British colleagues.