US Intelligence Officials: 'Dozens' Of Terror Plots Disrupted By NSA Surveillance Programs

US Intelligence Officials: 'Dozens' Of Terror Plots Disrupted By NSA Surveillance -- NBC

U.S. intelligence officials said Saturday that National Security Agency surveillance programs have disrupted "dozens" of terrorist plots in the U.S. and more than 20 countries around the world.

The statement about the thwarted plots was cleared for release by U.S. officials late Saturday afternoon after requests by Senate Intelligence Committee chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein that intelligence agency officials release more information about the surveillance programs to show their effectiveness.

In the statement, intelligence officials said that, of the hundreds of millions of records of U.S. phone calls collected under a provision of the Patriot Act, only 300 were "queried" in 2012 for additional information about the callers.

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Update #1: Report: NSA surveillance disrupted 'dozens' of terror plots -- The Hill
Update #2: Officials: NSA programs broke terror plots in 20 nations -- CBS/AP
Update #3: House Intelligence Chairman: NSA Surveillance Stopped “Dozens” of Attacks -- The Slate

My Comment: Officials have been stating for the past week that details of the terror plots that were disrupted by NSA surveillance will be released. I am eagerly looking forward to reading that report.