> They definitely would have mentioned at least one > such planned attack that was stopped as it is in > their best interest to change public perception

> They definitely would have mentioned at least one > such planned attack that was stopped as it is in > their best interest to change public perception They managed to keep quiet about WMDs, despite poor public perception: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/10/14/world/middleeast/us-casualties-of-iraq-chemical-weapons.html http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/10/14/world/middleea... Any details at all on plots that have been found and stopped via surveillance would lead to changes in behaviour of bad actors.