U.S. Intelligence Community Making Progress

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_nyc_terror

AP sources: NY suspect had senior al-Qaida contact

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is touting the case of an al-Qaida-linked Afghan immigrant who allegedly plotted an attack in New York as proof the U.S. intelligence community is making progress in the struggle to defeat the terror group.

According to officials, Najibullah Zazi, the 24-year-old Afghan immigrant under investigation, had ties to senior al-Qaida leaders and attracted the attention of the CIA through one of its sources. The CIA then alerted domestic agencies, including the FBI, according to intelligence officials familiar with the investigation.

 

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Speaking Tuesday to employees at the National Counterterrorism Center, Obama said their service was evident in attacks that were never carried out.

"We've seen your success here in America in the last several weeks," he while visiting the facility outside Washington. "You've stayed vigilant. You watched for signs. You stitched together the intelligence. You worked together, across organizations, as one team."

That work, Obama said, has made America safer.

Thanks to President George W. Bush.