Washington: The US on Sunday said that it has the "sophistication" and power of Internet which helped it to stop David Headley, charged with plotting 26/11 attacks, from carrying out more strikes, even as it admitted that "the system" did not work in the unsuccessful plane attack.
Deputy National Security Advisor for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security, John Brennan, said US has the sophistication and power of both the Facebook and Google.
"That is the reason why it was able to bust cases like David Coleman Headley. We do have the sophistication and power of Facebook, and well beyond that," he said.
"That's why we were able to stop Najibullah Zazi, David Headley, other individuals from carrying out attacks, because we were able to do that on a regular basis. In this one instance, the system didn't work," he added.
He was referring to December 25 failed terror plot on board a US-bound plane.
"There were some human errors; there were some lapses. We need to strengthen it," he said.
Headley was arrested by the FBI in October 2009.
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