No," said Mr. Leiter, the former counterterrorism official.
"It's the preferred method now," one former counterterrorism official said.
As a former counterterrorism agent in Britain, I can't argue against safety.
"For some, his outrage does ring a little bit hollow," said a former counterterrorism official.
"It was a very broad reading of the law," a former counterterrorism official said.
Richard A. Clarke, the former counterterrorism chief, testified before the panel last month.
She said she was gratified at the testimony of Richard A. Clarke, the former counterterrorism official.
Sarah Shahi, who plays a former counterterrorism operative named Samantha Shaw, said that, in some ways, the characters on "P.O.I".
According to a former counterterrorism official, the contractors are "seasoned professionals — often retired military and intelligence officials".
The new members include former counterterrorism advisers, the first Green Beret to serve in Congress and two former C.I.A. officers.
J. Cofer Black, the former counterterrorism chief at the C.I.A. and State Department, is a vice chairman at Blackwater.
