In an interview with State Department Correspondent Johanna McGeary, Secretary of State George Shultz shared his views on the U.S. action and its repercussions:
On the interception. It's true that this is an important event in the fight against terrorism, but there has been a tremendous amount accomplished in the last year or so that is not as visible as this. People tend to register the things that are visible. But the fact is that through the development of better intelligence and of very good intelligence exchange--I might say $ outstanding with the Italians, for example--we have uncovered, prevented or aborted...