Those operatives are in place because we've received information that high-level people from al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula are talking about a major attack. And these are people at a high-level,” said Ruppersberger, who is ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee.
“Now, whatever that intelligence is, we act upon it because our first priority, again, is to protect the Americans in other parts of the world,” he added.
“We know that al-Qaeda and other people out there want to attack us and kill us and our allies. The good news is that we've picked up intelligence. And that's what we do. That's what NSA does,” said Ruppersberger.
