Collecting intelligence information is like trying to drink water out of a fire hydrant. You know, in hindsight It's great. The problem is there's a million dots at the time.

[Trying to dispel impressions of a split with Freeh, Reno called their working relationship] strong and very amicable. ... professional rift between us.

A fire hydrant is not something you want to lose, especially in an emergency.

In short, even though we have markedly improved our capabilities to fight cyber intrusions the problem is growing even faster and we are falling further behind,

The problem was with Bill Clinton, the scandals and rumored scandals, the incubating ones and the dying ones never ended. Whatever moral compass the president was consulting was leading him in the wrong direction. His closets were full of skeletons just waiting to burst out.

I'm trying to drink more water.