"The mining (firecracker mines that make the sound, but do little or no damage) led to a spate of hearings. When Tony Motley was called before the House Intelligence Committee to answer questions about the mining, the congressmen jumped all over him. 'This is terrible,' one of them said. 'We're involved in illegal, covert actions, and we're killing innocent sailors from other countries.'
'Just a minute,' Tony replied. 'Let me put this thing in context. Fewer people were killed by these mines than died at Chappaquidick.'
Maybe that's why Tony didn't last too long in the job. As good as he was, you can't talk like that and stay very long at the State Department."