By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
CIA Director John Brennan said U.S. intelligence knew ISIS was planning an attack “just in the days before” terrorists killed 130 people in a series of mass shootings.
In an interview on 60 Minutes, which was aired Sunday, Brennan said his agents were thwarted by the “sophisticated” use of encrypted Internet communication.
“We knew the system was blinking red,” Brennan said “We knew just in the days before that ISIL was trying to carry out something. But the individuals involved have been able to take advantage of the newly available means of communication that are walled off from law enforcement officials.”
Brennan said his agents have to “work harder” to prevent similar attacks.
“We need to have the capabilities, the technical capabilities, the human sources,” Brennan said.
“Believe me, intelligence security services have stopped numerous attacks, operatives that have been moved from maybe the Iraq to Syria theater into Europe,” he added. “They have been stopped and interdicted and arrested and detained and debriefed because of very, very good intelligence.”
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