--- title: Paris Attacks: Read the CIA Director's Thoughts description: CIA Director John Brennan talked about his thoughts on the Paris attacks, ISIS and the possibility of terrorism on U.S. soil Monday. canonical: https://time.com/4114870/paris-attacks-cia-john-brennan/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-11-16T18:31:21.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T12:40:19.680Z article:section: Politics og:title: Read the CIA Director's Thoughts on the Paris Attacks og:description: Here are his full remarks from an appearance Monday. og:url: https://time.com/4114870/paris-attacks-cia-john-brennan/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb3f7c38f5ee50595/69887144bc6cfc3f8a3da674/john-brennan-paris-attacks.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: CIA Director John Brennan greets colleagues after delivering remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies November 16, 2015 in Washington, DC. Brennan spoke during the 6th annual "Global Security Forum" on the top challenges facing U.S. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Read the CIA Director's Thoughts on the Paris Attacks twitter:description: Here are his full remarks from an appearance Monday. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb3f7c38f5ee50595/69887144bc6cfc3f8a3da674/john-brennan-paris-attacks.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Read the CIA Director's Thoughts on the Paris Attacks by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Nov 16, 2015 6:31 PM UTC  CIA Director John Brennan greets colleagues after delivering remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies November 16, 2015 in Washington, DC. Brennan spoke during the 6th annual "Global Security Forum" on the top challenges facing U.S. and global security and addressed questions related to Friday's terror attack in Paris. CIA Director John Brennan greets colleagues after delivering remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies November 16, 2015 in Washington, DC. Brennan spoke during the 6th annual "Global Security Forum" on the top challenges facing U.S. and global security and addressed questions related to Friday's terror attack in Paris.Win McNamee—Getty Images by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Nov 16, 2015 6:31 PM UTC CIA Director John Brennan talked about his thoughts on the Paris attacks, ISIS and the possibility of terrorism on U.S. soil Monday. In a previously arranged appearance at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank, Brennan [said it is likely that ISIS has other attacks planned](http://time.com/4114605/paris-attacks-john-brennan-isis/). 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