Avril Haines
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“ISIS and al-Qaida remain the greatest Sunni terrorist threats to US interests overseas; they also seek to conduct attacks inside the US, although sustained US and allied counterterrorism pressure has broadly degraded their capability to do so” 
pakobserver Monday, June 14, 2021 1:43:00 AM EAT
Avril Haines said
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"For its part, North Korea may take aggressive and potentially destabilizing actions to reshape its security environment and will seek to drive wedges between the United States and its allies," "These efforts could include the resumption of nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missile testing"
koreatimes Friday, May 28, 2021 4:19:00 AM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“It is absolutely accurate the intelligence community does not know exactly where, when, or how the COVID-19 virus was transmitted initially,” “And basically, components have coalesced around two alternative theories. These scenarios are, it emerged naturally from contact with infected animals, or it was a laboratory accident. ... And that is where we are right now. But we're continuing to work on this issue and collect information and, to the best we can, essentially, to give you greater confidence in what the scenario is”
washingtonexaminer Thursday, May 27, 2021 9:33:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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about Taiwan Relations
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“From our perspective, if we were to see a US shift from strategic ambiguity, as you’ve identified it, to clarify our willingness to intervene in a Taiwan contingency, the Chinese would find this deeply destabilizing,” “It would solidify Chinese perceptions that the US is bent on constraining China’s rise, including through military force, and would probably cause Beijing to aggressively undermine US interests worldwide”
taipeitimes Tuesday, May 18, 2021 9:15:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines responded
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"Our concern obviously with the classification is because we believe that either it's protecting sources and methods, and it's critical to our national security, and we'll have to figure that out with you," "But you should certainly have access to the classified information. And we should figure out if there's a way to help you address these issues more generally"
fox10tv Tuesday, May 4, 2021 5:08:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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"I think it would solidify Chinese perceptions that the US is bent on constraining China's rise, including through military force, and would probably cause Beijing to aggressively undermine US interests worldwide,"
news24 Monday, May 3, 2021 6:31:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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"I would say that already Taiwan is hardening, to some extent, toward independence as they're watching, essentially, what happened in Hong Kong, and I think that is an increasing challenge,"
albawaba-en Saturday, May 1, 2021 4:00:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“solidify Chinese perceptions that the US is bent on constraining China’s rise, including through military force,”
taipeitimes Friday, April 30, 2021 9:59:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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"I would say that already Taiwan is hardening, to some extent, toward independence as they're watching, essentially, what happened in Hong Kong, and I think that is an increasing challenge,"
upi Friday, April 30, 2021 8:42:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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about Intelligence Community
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“The Intelligence Community is taking these incidents very seriously, and is committed to investigating the source of these incidents, preventing them from continuing, and caring for those affected,” “We appreciate the support that many of you have shown for our personnel on this issue, as with everything else we work on around the globe”
politico Friday, April 30, 2021 5:58:00 AM EAT
Avril Haines said
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"I completely understand that getting the information is critical for you to be able to respond to these issues and ensure that you're able to make good decisions," "Our concern obviously with the classification is because it's either protecting sources and methods and it's critical to our national security"
upi Friday, April 30, 2021 4:06:00 AM EAT
Avril Haines told
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"I completely understand that getting the information is critical for you to be able to respond to these issues and ensure that you're able to make good decisions,"
cnbc Thursday, April 29, 2021 10:48:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines added
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"Our concern obviously with the classification is because it's either protecting sources and methods and it's critical to our national security,"
cnbc Thursday, April 29, 2021 10:48:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines told
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“It is absolutely accurate the intelligence community does not know exactly where, when, or how COVID-19 virus was transmitted initially,”
leadership Thursday, April 29, 2021 10:55:00 AM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“Tom is an excellent choice, and the Intelligence Community will benefit greatly from his unwavering commitment to an IC Inspector General that is independent and objective in its work,”
gazette Thursday, April 29, 2021 1:20:00 AM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“Tom is an excellent choice, and the Intelligence Community will benefit greatly from his unwavering commitment to an IC Inspector General that is independent and objective in its work,”
news4jax Thursday, April 29, 2021 1:20:00 AM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“Tom is an excellent choice, and the Intelligence Community will benefit greatly from his unwavering commitment to an IC Inspector General that is independent and objective in its work,”
highlandstoday Thursday, April 29, 2021 12:30:00 AM EAT
Avril Haines said
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"Tom is an excellent choice, and the Intelligence Community will benefit greatly from his unwavering commitment to an IC Inspector General that is independent and objective in its work,"
startribune Wednesday, April 28, 2021 11:32:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“Tom is an excellent choice, and the Intelligence Community will benefit greatly from his unwavering commitment to an IC Inspector General that is independent and objective in its work,”
seattlepi Wednesday, April 28, 2021 11:30:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“Tom is an excellent choice, and the Intelligence Community will benefit greatly from his unwavering commitment to an IC Inspector General that is independent and objective in its work,”
clickondetroit Wednesday, April 28, 2021 11:11:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“Tom is an excellent choice, and the Intelligence Community will benefit greatly from his unwavering commitment to an IC Inspector General that is independent and objective in its work,”
independent-UK Wednesday, April 28, 2021 11:09:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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"For the intelligence community, climate change is both a near-term and a long-term threat that will define the next generation,"
CBSnews Friday, April 23, 2021 3:42:00 AM EAT
Avril Haines said
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"be fully integrated with every aspect of our analysis in order to allow us not only to monitor the threat but also, critically, to ensure that policymakers understand the importance of climate change on seemingly unrelated policies,"
CBSnews Friday, April 23, 2021 3:42:00 AM EAT
Avril Haines said
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"Ever since, our services have been raising increasing alarms about the impact that climate change has, across every aspect of our work, as geophysical features of the earth are being reshaped whether through the changing boundary lines of the tropics or the shrinking sea ice, centrally in the Arctic,"
CBSnews Friday, April 23, 2021 3:42:00 AM EAT
Avril Haines concluded
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about Intelligence Community
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"I cannot think of a more exceptional leader to join the ODNI team and help set the strategic direction for the Intelligence Community,"
news-yahoo Thursday, April 22, 2021 2:22:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines concluded
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about Intelligence Community
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"I cannot think of a more exceptional leader to join the ODNI team and help set the strategic direction for the Intelligence Community,"
news-yahoo Thursday, April 22, 2021 7:09:00 AM EAT
Avril Haines responded
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“We’ve certainly seen indications that China is trying to influence the World Health Organization’s efforts in this area,”
theepochtimes Friday, April 16, 2021 4:25:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines told
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“We do not make the assessment that the WHO report made—that it’s exceedingly unlikely, I believe is their language, or extremely unlikely. That is not our assessment,”
theepochtimes Friday, April 16, 2021 4:25:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“We’ve certainly seen indications that China is trying to influence the World Health Organization’s efforts in this area,”
washingtonexaminer Friday, April 16, 2021 3:47:00 AM EAT
Avril Haines replied
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“We do not make the assessment that the WHO report made — that it’s exceedingly unlikely, I believe is their language, or extremely unlikely. That is not our assessment,”
washingtonexaminer Friday, April 16, 2021 3:47:00 AM EAT
Avril Haines replied
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“We just don’t know exactly where, when, and how the coronavirus was transmitted initially,” “We have two plausible theories that we’re working on and that we’re trying constantly refine — that components within the intelligence community have essentially coalesced around. One of them is that it was a laboratory accident, and the other is that it emerged naturally from human contact with infected animals”
washingtonexaminer Friday, April 16, 2021 3:47:00 AM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“broad range of ideological motivations pose a greater immediate threat,”
eurasiareview Friday, April 16, 2021 2:25:00 AM EAT
Avril Haines said
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"I would welcome a conversation on this, because I really do think that what we are trying to do is, I believe, within the law," "But secondly, I think it's a challenging issue that we're going to face across a range of spaces where ... bringing together domestic intelligence and international intelligence in order to provide a comprehensive picture is critical"
politico Thursday, April 15, 2021 7:53:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“broad range of ideological motivations pose a greater immediate threat,”
homelandsecuritynewswire Thursday, April 15, 2021 7:21:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“China increasingly is a near-peer competitor, challenging the United States in multiple areas while pushing to revise global norms in ways that favour the authoritarian Chinese system,”
expressindia Thursday, April 15, 2021 3:31:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“It also has substantial cyber capabilities that, if deployed at a minimum, can cause localised temporary disruptions to critical infrastructure inside the United States,”
expressindia Thursday, April 15, 2021 3:31:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“The fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria has a direct implication for U.S. forces, while tensions between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan remain a concern for the world. The iterate of violence between Israel and Iran, the activity of foreign powers in Libya and conflicts in other areas, including Africa and the Middle East, have the potential to escalate or spread,” “Asia has periodic upheavals, such as the Burmese military seizure of power in February. Latin America has contested elections. Violent popular protests are likely to continue to produce volatility. And Africa will continue to see ongoing marginalisation of some communities, ethnic conflict, and contentious elections,”
expressindia Thursday, April 15, 2021 3:31:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“The intelligence community does not know exactly where, when or how Covid-19 virus was transmitted initially,”
BangkokPost Thursday, April 15, 2021 2:58:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“there’s a concern about foreign adversaries getting commercially acquired information,”
WashingtonPost Thursday, April 15, 2021 2:18:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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"The intelligence community does not know exactly where, when, or how covid-19 was transmitted initially,"
arkansasonline Thursday, April 15, 2021 1:29:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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"China increasingly is a near-peer competitor, challenging the United States in multiple areas while pushing to revise global norms in ways that favour the authoritarian Chinese system,"
HindustanTimes Thursday, April 15, 2021 11:52:00 AM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“It also has substantial cyber capabilities that, if deployed at a minimum, can cause localised temporary disruptions to critical infrastructure inside the United States,”
HindustanTimes Thursday, April 15, 2021 11:52:00 AM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“The fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria has a direct implication for U.S. forces, while tensions between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan remain a concern for the world. The iterate of violence between Israel and Iran, the activity of foreign powers in Libya and conflicts in other areas, including Africa and the Middle East, have the potential to escalate or spread,” “Asia has periodic upheavals, such as the Burmese military seizure of power in February. Latin America has contested elections. Violent popular protests are likely to continue to produce volatility. And Africa will continue to see ongoing marginalisation of some communities, ethnic conflict, and contentious elections,”
HindustanTimes Thursday, April 15, 2021 11:52:00 AM EAT
Avril Haines told
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"The intelligence community does not know exactly where, when or how the COVID-19 virus was transmitted initially,"
news-yahoo Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:29:00 AM EAT
Avril Haines said
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"We're continuing to work on this issue and collect information,"
news-yahoo Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:29:00 AM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“These scenarios are it emerged naturally from human contact with infected animals, or it was a lab accident,”
theepochtimes Thursday, April 15, 2021 8:30:00 AM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“The intelligence community does not know exactly where, when or how Covid-19 virus was transmitted initially,”
news-yahoo Thursday, April 15, 2021 8:28:00 AM EAT
Avril Haines said
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"China increasingly is a near-peer competitor challenging the United States in multiple arenas, while pushing to revise global norms in ways that favor the authoritarian Chinese system,"
CBSnews Thursday, April 15, 2021 4:57:00 AM EAT
Avril Haines disse
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"A Coreia do Norte pode tomar ações agressivas e potencialmente desestabilizadoras para reconfigurar o seu ambiente de segurança e procurará criar divisões entre os Estados Unidos e os seus aliados"
expresso Thursday, April 15, 2021 3:51:00 AM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“The intelligence community does not know exactly where, when or how Covid-19 virus was transmitted initially,”
dailymaverick Thursday, April 15, 2021 1:43:00 AM EAT
Avril Haines said
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"China increasingly is a near-peer competitor challenging the United States in multiple arenas, while pushing to revise global norms in ways that favor the authoritarian Chinese system,"
CBSnews Wednesday, April 14, 2021 11:59:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“The intelligence community does not know exactly where, when or how Covid-19 virus was transmitted initially,”
news-yahoo Wednesday, April 14, 2021 11:57:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“The intelligence community does not know exactly where, when or how covid-19 was transmitted initially,”
WashingtonPost Wednesday, April 14, 2021 10:51:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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"There's just no question as a general matter that China is focused on achieving leadership in space, in effect, as compared to the United States and has been working hard on a variety of different efforts in this area to try to contest what has been presumed to be our leadership in these areas,"
npr Wednesday, April 14, 2021 10:17:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines told
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"It is absolutely accurate the intelligence community does not know exactly where, when, or how Covid-19 virus was transmitted initially, and basically components have coalesced around two alternative theories, these scenarios are it emerged naturally from human contact with infected animals, or it was a laboratory accident,"
fox10tv Wednesday, April 14, 2021 9:45:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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"At no point has it been more important to invest in our norms and institutions, our workforce, and the integration of our work,"
fox10tv Wednesday, April 14, 2021 9:45:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“China increasingly is a near-peer competitor, challenging the United States in multiple areas while pushing to revise global norms in ways that favor the authoritarian Chinese system,”
theepochtimes Wednesday, April 14, 2021 9:44:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“The intelligence community does not know exactly where, when or how Covid-19 virus was transmitted initially,”
news-yahoo Wednesday, April 14, 2021 9:41:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines told
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“The intelligence community does not know exactly where, when or how the Covid-19 virus was transmitted initially,”
themalaymailonline Wednesday, April 14, 2021 8:29:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“We’re continuing to work on this issue and collect information,”
themalaymailonline Wednesday, April 14, 2021 8:29:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines told
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"The intelligence community does not know exactly where, when or how the COVID-19 virus was transmitted initially,"
news-yahoo Wednesday, April 14, 2021 7:45:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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"We're continuing to work on this issue and collect information,"
news-yahoo Wednesday, April 14, 2021 7:45:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines told
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"The intelligence community does not know exactly where, when or how the COVID-19 virus was transmitted initially,"
wsau Wednesday, April 14, 2021 7:25:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“The intelligence community does not know exactly where, when or how Covid-19 virus was transmitted initially,”
news-yahoo Wednesday, April 14, 2021 7:14:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“The American people should know as much as possible about the threats facing our nation and what their intelligence agencies are doing to protect them,”
economictimes Wednesday, April 14, 2021 3:18:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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"The American people should know as much as possible about the threats facing our nation and what their intelligence agencies are doing to protect them,"
straitstimesSG Wednesday, April 14, 2021 12:46:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“The American people should know as much as possible about the threats facing our nation and what their intelligence agencies are doing to protect them,”
wcfcourier Tuesday, April 13, 2021 11:17:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“The American people should know as much as possible about the threats facing our nation and what their intelligence agencies are doing to protect them,”
timesdaily Tuesday, April 13, 2021 10:23:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“The American people should know as much as possible about the threats facing our nation and what their intelligence agencies are doing to protect them,”
whig Tuesday, April 13, 2021 8:26:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“To safeguard the integrity of our intelligence community, the DNI must insist that when it comes to intelligence, there is simply no place for politics, ever,”
politico Tuesday, April 6, 2021 10:57:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines told
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“To safeguard the integrity of our intelligence community, the DNI must insist that, when it comes to intelligence, there is simply no place for politics ever,”
weeklyblitz Tuesday, March 23, 2021 9:36:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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"Bill is an extraordinary public servant, having dedicated the majority of his life to government service representing our country with distinction as a diplomat and a leader around the world,"
CBSnews Thursday, March 18, 2021 11:26:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines told
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“I think it has been a challenging time, particularly for the office of the director of national intelligence,”
WashingtonPost Monday, March 1, 2021 4:24:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines told
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“I think it has been a challenging time, particularly for the office of the director of national intelligence,”
TheFrontierPost-en Sunday, February 28, 2021 11:11:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines said
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“You have now a president who very much wants to hear what you have to say, regardless of whether or not it’s consistent with his particular policy views or any of those things,”
TheFrontierPost-en Sunday, February 28, 2021 11:11:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines replied
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"I absolutely will follow the law,"
arkansasonline Saturday, February 27, 2021 2:57:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines replied
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"Yes, senator. Actually, we'll follow the law,"
sentinelsource Friday, February 19, 2021 8:53:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines replied
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“Yes, Senator. Actually, we’ll follow the law,”
WashingtonPost Friday, February 19, 2021 3:56:00 AM EAT
Avril Haines replied
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“Yes, senator. Actually, we’ll follow the law,”
WashingtonPost Friday, February 19, 2021 12:08:00 AM EAT
Avril Haines said
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about Barack Obama
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“China is a challenge to our security, to our prosperity, to our values across a range of issues, and I do support an aggressive stance ... one that is more assertive than where we had been in the [former US president Barack] Obama-Biden administration,”
taipeitimes Monday, February 8, 2021 8:44:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines testified
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"We should provide the necessary intelligence to support long-term bipartisan efforts to out-compete China – gaining and sharing insight into China's intentions and capabilities, while also supporting more immediate efforts to counter Beijing's unfair, illegal, aggressive and coercive actions, as well as its human rights violations, wherever we can,"
foxnews Thursday, February 4, 2021 10:24:00 PM EAT
Avril Haines déclaré
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«La Chine est un défi à notre sécurité, à notre prospérité, à nos valeurs à travers une gamme de questions et je soutiens une position agressive»
afrique-asie Saturday, January 23, 2021 9:54:00 PM EAT
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| security adviser | 13.46% | EN | 10/06/201706/10/2017 |
| national security adviser | 13.46% | EN | 10/06/201706/10/2017 |
| director | 3.85% | EN | 02/07/201707/02/2017 |
| advisor | 23.08% | EN | 02/06/201706/02/2017 |
| deputy | 15.38% | EN | 02/06/201706/02/2017 |
| white house deputy | 3.85% | EN | 12/13/201613/12/2016 |
| principal | 1.92% | EN | 09/15/201615/09/2016 |
| president | 1.92% | EN | 08/24/201624/08/2016 |
| assistant | 7.69% | EN | 08/02/201602/08/2016 |
| deputy director | 1.92% | EN | 06/09/201609/06/2016 |
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| Avril Haines | EN | 81.67% |
| Avril Haines | FR | 10.00% |
| Avril Haines | PT | 6.67% |
| Avril Haines | ES | 1.67% |
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| Lloyd Austin | 2.12% |
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 | World Health Organization | 1.72% |
| Jake Sullivan | 1.62% |
| FBI | 1.52% |
| Homeland Security | 1.52% |
| State Department | 1.52% |
| Antony Blinken | 1.42% |
| John Cohen | 1.31% |
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| Mike | 0.91% |
| Electoral College | 0.91% |
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| United Nations | 0.91% |
| Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee | 0.81% |
| Abed Ayoub | 0.81% |
| Chris Stewart | 0.81% |
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| Chinese government | 0.81% |
| Chinese military | 0.71% |
| Wall Street | 0.71% |
| Wall Street Journal | 0.71% |
| American Civil Liberties Union | 0.71% |
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| John Cohen | 0.0121 |
| Homeland Security | 0.0101 |
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| S Jaishankar | 0.0097 |
| Alejandro Mayorkas | 0.0094 |
| George W Bush | 0.0093 |
| Jake Sullivan | 0.0092 |
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| Electoral College | 0.0082 |
| Abed Ayoub | 0.0082 |
| Chris Stewart | 0.0081 |
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| State Department | 0.0076 |
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| Chinese government | 0.0068 |
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| Hugh Handeyside | 0.0066 |
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| John Ratcliffe | 0.0061 |
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| Brigitte Martin Pont | 0.006 |
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Adam Schiff said
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"I know that Director Haines considers the assimilation of this intelligence a critical need, and I look forward to working with her to ensure we can accomplish the mission Congress intended,"
CBSnews Tuesday, April 27, 2021 12:50:00 AM EAT
William Burns replied
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about Avril Haines
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“No. I think as Director Haines said, there are two plausible causes, but both of them are related to China physically,”
washingtonexaminer Friday, April 16, 2021 3:47:00 AM EAT
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