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The Triple Agent: The final days of the suicide bomber who attacked the CIA
The CIA believed he was a golden source, a top-secret informant who had penetrated al-Qaeda and brought the agency within striking distance of the terrorist groups senior leadership. But Humam al-Balawi, a Jordanian pediatrician turned spy, was not what he seemed.In late 2009, several months before the CIA learned of Osama bin Ladens Pakistani hideout, Balawi appeared to offer the agency the best chance in a decade to find and kill al-Qaedas then-No. 2 leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri. But his stunning reports from inside the terrorists camp were part of an elaborate trap that culminated in the deaths of nine intelligence operatives, including seven Americans, at a CIA base in eastern Afghanistan. The strike was the deadliest blow against the agency in a quarter-century. Posted by: Eohippus Phater7165 2011-07-01 |
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