私营情报公司斯达福的中东分析员瑞瓦·巴勒表示，搜集情报是中情局最基本的工作。

Reva Bhalla, Middle East analyst for the private intelligence firm, Stratfor, says gathering intelligence is the most basic function of the CIA.

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有一件事情让我吃惊，那就是他竭力请求我原谅乔纳森·波拉德，前美国海军情报分析员，1986年因替以色列搜集情报而被判有罪。

One thing that surprised me was how hard he pushed me to pardon Jonathan Pollard, a former U.S. Navy intelligence analyst who had been convicted in 1986 of spying for Israel.

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作为首席执行官，除非你有专门搜集意见的机制，比如热线电话或是巡视员，否则你永远不能了解全部真相。

As CEO, you'll never know the full truth unless you have mechanisms like hotlines and ombudsmen in place for seeking opinions.

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