if this was a terrorism event it s puzzling there s been no credible claim of responsibility, there ve been no demands as there would be in some hijacking. there s been no overt political act as there was on 9/11 when planes flew into the trade center and the pentagon. moreover, the kinds of groups that might have the capability or intention to do this don t exist. the groups that we know, uighur separatists have tried to hijack planes without success inside china. they have done terrorist attacks inside china but not outside china largely. and they ve certainly shown no capabilities for a sophisticated hijacking. the al qaeda affiliate in the area of the world where andrew is reporting from, jamar islamiya has operated in malaysia in the past but they ve been under a great deal of law enforcement pressure and their once-potent capabilities have declined and overall it you know, it would be puzzling for this group to attack a malaysian
when it s shut and would take explosives to get into that thing. a good friend of mine, dr. george nally, says you have to use explosives to get into the door and if you did that, you d have to bring the plane down. so either somebody got in or was able to get in and it had to be somebody qualified to fly in type of airplane and that narrows the list to what we re looking for. and where do you think that plane is now? i hate to dash hopes and i have to keep reminding myself that there are some 200 families out there that there is a personal issue for, but the simple and most direct answer is that it s out to sea. for some reason, if it was a terrorism event, i believe we would have known unless it s part of a larger, more sinister plot. i don t think it s over the
through data of billions of americans without some suspicion. you have the democratic chair of the intelligence committee, dianne feinstein, agreeing with mike rogers, republican, saying this prevented terrorist attacks and saved lives. listen to mike rogers. within the past few years this program was used to stop a program excuse me. stop a terrorist attack in the united states. we know that. it s it s important. it fills in a little seam that we have, and it s used to make sure that there is not an international nexus to any terrorism event that they may believe is ongoing in the united states. so in that regard, it is a very valuable thing. all right. julie, they want specifics, though, the critics of the program, on the left or right, they say it s nice for mike rogers, dianne feinstein or president obama to say these sorts of things, that these programs are essential to
it fills in a little seam that we have. and it s used to make sure that there is not an international nexus to any terrorism event that they may believe is ongoing in that defense. in that record it s a very good thing. you know who would be really angry about this government sno snooping? a bright eyed snalter. he said this in 2007. i will provide our intersection and law enforcement jeannes with the tools that they need. that means no more illegal wiretapping of american citizens. no more national security letters to spy on citizens who are not suspected of a crime. no more tracking citizens who do inning more than protest a
the counterpart on the house side to dianne feinstein has just talked about the fact that he says terror plot, at least one terror plot was averted because of this, of this whole fisa law. let s watch. i can tell you why this program is important. that within the last few years, this program was used to stop a program, excuse me, stop a terrorist attack in the united states. we know that. it s, it s important, it fills in a little seam that we have. and it s used to make sure that there is not an international nexus to any terrorism event that they may believe is ongoing in the united states. so far, lindsay graham and mike rodgers, two republicans who are not reluctant to criticize this white house, are coming to the administration s defense. let me ask you about something that was revealed today from an investigation. internal investigation about a leak involving the identity of