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Even if -- even to the extent we were able to do interceptions and now, you know, more than a decade later, weve got an intelligence system that collects it, analyzes it, and can act on it a way we didnt ten years ago. >> bob, obviously in the short term you would say its successful but had they dealt with that intelligence in the right way but effectively blowing the cover, if youd like, on this infiltration, have they perhaps caused a bigger problem going forward? >> no, piers. they have to. t...

Like, on this infiltration, have they perhaps caused a bigger problem going forward? >> no, piers. they have to. they have -- they have to put this out that have to put it out in public because if an attack did occur and they didnt say anything and a lot of people lost their lives, the political downside would be enormous. they have to expose themselves when they believe there is an imminent threat. i believe they did the right thing. the problems with the codes is they are substitution codes. t...

Intelligence system that collects it, analyzes it, and can act on it a way we didnt ten years ago. >> bob, obviously in the short term you would say its successful but had they dealt with that intelligence in the right way but effectively blowing the cover, if youd like, on this infiltration, have they perhaps caused a bigger problem going forward? >> no, piers. they have to. they have -- they have to put this out that have to put it out in public because if an attack did occur and they didnt sa...