While it is good to know that we foiled another bomb attempt, it is disquieting to read about it in such detail. While the article does not specifically identify any agents involved, it does provide data that can be used to narrow the field. Example - Of dozens of AQAP fighters with Saudi backgrounds, “at least five or eight of them are undercover” working for the Saudi service at any point, said a Middle Eastern official. “The Saudis have always had a network” of sources in Yemen, the official said. “Now they are expanding its objectives.”

It should be noted that none of the information came from the CIA. Sometimes we are better off if secrets remain secret. I am satisfied simply knowing that there have been no successful terror attacks on US soil or on aircraft traveling either to or from the US since 9/11.