Great post. I would add that sometimes revealing the plots that have been stopped or uncovered would itself destroy the intelligence value of whatever means was

Great post. I would add that sometimes revealing the plots that have been stopped or uncovered would itself destroy the intelligence value of whatever means was used to uncover it. But certainly it should be possible to say something or otherwise have a timeframe after which it's considered safe to mention. And for the rest, the data collection, analysis, etc. absolutely we need more transparency. The bad guys should already be assuming NSA sees all and knows all, the rest of us need to know what rules the government and public are playing by, and we need to be able to trust and oversee our own leadership in Washington. And that requires transparency.