They have asked the simple question before, [Paraphrased] "How many Americans are you spying on?", and the NSA said it would violate our freedoms for them to even mention the number.

How do we know AQ and the other groups are 'adjusting'? What real evidence is there of this? If we know they are adjusting, then we know enough already.

He may have been making some kind of joke based on the way they treat Al-Qaida like it is some kind of centralized entity and how everyone involved acts the same way.

Actually, judging from his comment history, I'm just thinking English may not be his first language.

Indeed.

Torture results in more terrorism. You would not be stopping it using these methods. Instead, you would be engaged in it.