Leak About Al Qaeda Plot and Double Agent Helps CIA, Could Scare Terrorists

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The unusual disclosures about the thwarted plot suggest the CIA has reach and may throw terrorists off balance, says Tara McKelvey.

Published May 10 2012 4:45AM EDT

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The agent stopped an al Qaeda plot to blow up an airplane and then handed the bomb over to the CIA, an act so daring, and John Le Carré-like, that people were dying to talk about it.

Tara McKelvey

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Leak About Al Qaeda Plot and Double Agent Helps CIA, Could Scare Terrorists

The unusual disclosures about the thwarted plot suggest the CIA has reach and may throw terrorists off balance, says Tara McKelvey.

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Tara McKelvey