Mackenzie Winger writes Rogers made the remarks during an interview on CNN’s political talk show “State of the Union.”
âWeâre fighting amongst ourselves here in this country about the role of our intelligence community,” Rogers told CNN, according to the report.
“It is having an impact on our ability to stop what is a growing number of threats. And so weâve got to shake ourselves out of this pretty soon and understand that our intelligence services are not the bad guys,” he added.
Rogers noted that Al Qaeda affiliates have changed their communication strategies, which could make it harder for intelligence agencies to detect terrorist plans, according to the report.
âWeâve had to recreate all of that work, over and over and over again, every time there is a disclosure,â Rogers said.
There have been a number of recent leaks by whistleblowers including Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden.