Submission + - NSA Chief Says PRISM Foiled 50+ Terror Plots Since 9/11 1
Trailrunner7 writes: Speaking before the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, senior intelligence and law enforcement officials said that the FISA-authorized collection of telephone records and other data revealed by Edward Snowden’s leaks has prevented more than 50 terror attacks against the United States since 9/11.
Gen. Keith Alexander, the director of the NSA, said that the documents that Snowden, a former NSA contractor, leaked to the media paint an incomplete picture of the U.S. intelligence community’s capabilities and efforts and that the NSA PRISM program and other collection programs may have been seriously damaged by the leaks.
"From my perspective, it’s a sound legal process. Ironically, the documents released so far show the rigorous oversight our government uses. I would much rather be here today debating this point than trying to explain how we failed to prevent another 9/11," Alexander said.
Gen. Keith Alexander, the director of the NSA, said that the documents that Snowden, a former NSA contractor, leaked to the media paint an incomplete picture of the U.S. intelligence community’s capabilities and efforts and that the NSA PRISM program and other collection programs may have been seriously damaged by the leaks.
"From my perspective, it’s a sound legal process. Ironically, the documents released so far show the rigorous oversight our government uses. I would much rather be here today debating this point than trying to explain how we failed to prevent another 9/11," Alexander said.