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Prior to a suicide attack on a CIA base in Afghanistan last December, some people within the CIA and the Jordanian intelligence service were skeptical about the reliability of a Jordanian informant, but those concerns were not passed on to officers on the base, according to a U.S. intelligence official.

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Suspected CIA suicide bomber calls American team 'gift from God'updated: Sun Feb 28 2010 14:54:00

The man believed to be the suicide bomber who killed seven CIA employees and contractors last year appears in a newly released video, claiming to have tricked Jordanian intelligence officers as a double agent.

Pakistan Taliban says leader injured in attackupdated: Fri Jan 15 2010 12:57:00

The leader of the Taliban in Pakistan, Hakimullah Mehsud, was wounded in a suspected U.S. drone strike Thursday, intelligence and Taliban sources told CNN Friday.

Source: CIA bomber was about to be searched when explosives detonatedupdated: Tue Jan 12 2010 17:37:00

The suicide bomber who killed seven CIA officers and contractors and a Jordanian intelligence official in Afghanistan was within seconds of being searched by two security contractors when he detonated his explosives, a former intelligence official with knowledge of the incident told CNN on Tuesday.

Murky world of espionageupdated: Tue Jan 12 2010 17:37:00

CNN's Nic Robertson reports on how a double agent may have fooled two of the world's best spy agencies.

Expert: CIA missed glaring red flags on double-agent bomberupdated: Tue Jan 12 2010 11:36:00

In the murky world of spying, where choices are generally among shades of gray, success, by definition, goes unnoticed.

CIA 'suicide bomber' vows revenge in new videoupdated: Sat Jan 09 2010 23:30:00

The man believed to be the suicide bomber who killed seven CIA employees and contractors last month appears in a newly released video, in which he vows revenge for the killing of a Taliban leader.

Bombing suspect vows revengeupdated: Sat Jan 09 2010 23:30:00

The Taliban release a video showing double agent vowing revenge on the U.S. CNN's Nic Robertson reports.

CIA suicide attacker's wife 'shocked' but proudupdated: Sat Jan 09 2010 00:00:00

The wife of an alleged suicide bomber who killed eight people at a U.S. base in Afghanistan last week says she is shocked by his actions but "proud" of what he did.

Jordan releases suicide bomber's brotherupdated: Fri Jan 08 2010 16:47:00

The brother of the man named as the suicide bomber who killed eight at a U.S. base in Afghanistan last week was released by Jordanian authorities Friday after having been held since shortly after the attack, his family said.

Al Qaeda claims responsibility for CIA attackupdated: Thu Jan 07 2010 08:53:00

Al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing in Afghanistan last month that killed seven CIA employees and contractors and a Jordanian military officer, according to a statement posted on Islamist Web sites.

Suicide bomber's actions 'out of character,' says brotherupdated: Thu Jan 07 2010 03:42:00

The brother of the suicide bomber who killed eight people at a U.S. base in Afghanistan last week told CNN his sibling's actions were "out of character" and that the man was "under pressure."

CIA bomber was double-agentupdated: Thu Jan 07 2010 03:42:00

CNN's Atia Abawi discusses the latest developments in the murder of seven CIA officials in Afghanistan.

Military revising security procedures after attack on CIAupdated: Wed Jan 06 2010 23:33:00

In the wake of the suicide bombing at Forward Operating Base Chapman, new security guidance has gone out to U.S. bases across Afghanistan, U.S. military officials said.

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