Tuesday, October 19, 2010

News Alert: C.I.A. Was Alerted About Bomber of Afghan Base, Inquiry Finds

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The New York Times
Tue, October 19, 2010 -- 6:00 PM ET
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C.I.A. Was Alerted About Bomber of Afghan Base, Inquiry Finds

Three weeks before a Jordanian double agent set off a bomb at
a remote Central Intelligence Agency base in eastern
Afghanistan last December, a C.I.A. officer in Jordan
received warnings that the man might be working for Al Qaeda,
according to an investigation into the deadly attack.

But the C.I.A. officer did not tell his bosses of the
suspicions -- brought to the Americans by a Jordanian
intelligence officer -- that the man might try to lure
Americans into a trap, according to the recently completed
investigation by the agency.

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