Kyl called that "stunning" because cooperation from Muslim Americans is vital in thwarting potential terrorist plots.
In December Gordon Brown said that three-quarters of domestic terrorist plots being monitored by MI5 had links to Pakistan.
U.S.-backed Philippine military operations have crippled attacks and terrorist plots waged by about 350 militants, who split into several groups.
And still, the majority of terrorist plots uncovered in the past few years on US soil were the work of US citizens.
Thanks, in part to these measures, a succession of known terrorist plots meant to inflict further loss of American lives and destruction of property were prevented.
Mr Brown has said 75% of terrorist plots against Britain originate in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan and has pledged a stronger relationship with Islamabad, working on counter-terrorism.
"We have stopped many of the terrorist plots and attempts from the past through good intelligence, " Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee, told CNN.
They have tended to characterize the Act as an assault on the basic freedoms enshrined in the Bill of Rights and have sought far-reaching changes in the tools it provides law enforcement to detect and prevent terrorist plots inside the United States.
Mr. JENKINS: Well, it's interesting that if we look at some of these recent terrorist plots where they have resulted in terrorist violence or where arrests have been made that have prevented acts of terrorism, we find that in many case, local police have as likely a chance of uncovering the events as do national intelligence agencies.
Gorelick acknowledged the World Trade Center was the last successful terrorist attack on the U.S. from outside the country, but pointed to the foiled plots to bomb U.S. airliners in Asia, and to destroy tunnels and bridges in New York as evidence of a continuing overseas terrorist threat.
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