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President obamas changes in the national security agency spy programs. take a listen. >> we cannot prevent terrorist attacks or cyber threats without some capability to penetrate digital communications. whether its to unravel a terrorist plot, to intercept malware, to make sure traffic control systems are not compromised, or to ensure that hackers do not empty your bank accounts. >> some of the changes are going to happen right away, while others will require more study and action by congress to...

Technological revolution. before outlining specific changes, let me make a few broad observations that have emerged from this process. first, everyone who has looked at these problems including sceptics of existing programs, recognizes that we have real enemies and threats and that intelligence serves a vital role in confronting them. we can not prevent terrorist attacks or cyberthreats without some capability to penetrate digital communications. whether it is to unravel a terrorist plot to inte...

Me make a few broad observations that have emerged from this process. first, everyone who has looked at these problems, including skeptics of existing programs, recognizes that we have real enemies and threats and that intelligence serves a vital role in confronting them. we cannot prevent terrorist attacks or cyber threats without some capability to penetrate digital communications. whether its to unravel a terrorist plot, to intercept malware, to make sure air traffic control systems are not c...

Process. first, everyone who has looked at these problems, including skeptics of existing programs recognizes that we have real enemies and threats and that intelligence serves a vital role in confronting them. we can not prevent terrorist attacks or cyber threats without some capability to penetrate digital communications, whether it is to unravel a terrorist plot, to intercept malware that targets the stock exchange, to make sure air traffic control systems are not compromised, or to insure th...

Them to further radicalize, then you get out of get mitmo, go to yemen, recruit more jihadists, and there you go, another terrorist plot. >> you seem to miss the whole point of this. he just got a job as a terrorist add the times. hes, of course, a common belief among most of the european media, so its no surprise. i have a great idea, though. our government should start creating and leaking fake man afestoes. they should have gotten ahead of this and released a ksm manifesto that says all terro...

Meta data program, that we can use a month traditional approach of going to the telephone companies when we have reasons to believe a number is connected with a terrorist plot. similarly i think hell layout steps to bolster confidence both at home and around the world that the eavesdropping were doing is focused on the bad guys, the people that mean to do us harm. those involved in terrorist plots and there is no desire nor intent to gather the communications of innocent people. so i want to hea...

Unfortunately, al qaedas affiliate in yemen is still there, still present, still a threat to the united states. we saw a plot orchestrated by a group that led to the shutdown of 20 american embassies is cross the arab and muslim world. the leader of al qaeda in yemen is the new number two in the al qaeda global network. thats increased pressure on him to attack u.s. interests, chris. >> what do you make of this latest hostage video of warren weinstein thats been released by al qaeda in pakistan....

What do they learn from all these records? well, its our understanding that through their very advanced computer programs essentially very advanced mathematical equation systems, they are able to match up essentially records of phone calls between known intelligence targets or terror suspects and unknowns, people that may be contacting them. then they work their way back and figure where those contacts are coming frchlt one of the big questions, of course, is can they really parse through, sort ...

Officials that would have before been considered science fiction. >> the new nsa documents reported fbi washington post are controversial because they suggest the nsa is collecting location data from cell phones and other wireless devices when not being used. 5 billion records are collected data. it can be used to retrace your movements as well as identify relationships. >> we call it tip off information. these guilt by association, links become potential evidence of a terrorist plot by the fact...

Has its own set of problems. >> were following another story. new concerns now that a leaked terrorist plot by al qaeda has now caused more damage who u.s. intelligence efforts than nsa leaker edward snowden according to "the new york times." >> according to the report, the revealed plot has undermined u.s. intelligence and forced officials to find new ways to intercept al qaeda operatives. pentagon correspondent barbara starr tells us about these concerns and what this leak did, what it caused ...