Would-be underwear bomber a double agent - Polidicks

[quote] (CBS News) The would-be bomber in the recently-uncovered plot to blow up a U.S.-bound airliner leaving Yemen was an undercover intelligence agent, according to multiple reports. The undercover agent was apparently working with the CIA all along. CBS News correspondent John Miller, a former assistant director at the FBI, reports that the double-agent revelation goes right to the heart of an intelligence agency's nightmare, which is identifying a source that they've placed inside an organization. Intelligence agencies and senior officials tell CBS News they're not going anywhere near commenting on the issue for obvious reasons. The Associated Press is reporting that the alleged double agent has been removed from Yemen and apparently is safe. This may go a long way toward explaining why authorities said yesterday that the bomber was no longer considered a threat. It may well be now that he was actually working with the CIA all along. Since 2009, U.S. intelligence officials have had a laser focus on AQAP, al Qaeda of the Arabian Peninsula, the group most believe is responsible for the latest bomb plot. It's a highly capable group made up of experienced leaders, battle tested terrorists and a very talented bomb maker. This latest plot serves as a stark reminder of their primary mission: bring down an American plane. A former FBI agent who has questioned more members of AQAP tells CBS News that what makes al Qaeda of the Arabian Peninsula, out of all the al Qaeda affiliates, the chosen one to attack America is that they are the closest to Osama bin Laden's version al Qaeda. That's why they feel that this is their duty, they feel this is their obligation to continue the bin Laden fight, regardless to what other al Qaedas in different areas are Doing. Ibrihim al-Asiri is the master bomb maker of the group. When AQAP leaders plotted to kill Saudi's counterterrorism chief in 2009 at his home in Jeddah, Asiri made the bomb and chose the suicide bomber: his own brother. That gives you an idea about the dedication and the level of hatred that the group has. The Saudi counterterrorism chief survived; Asiri's brother did not. But Asiri continued to make bombs that were cleverly disguised: the underwear bomb that failed to detonate on board a jetliner over Detroit on Christmas, 2009; and two bombs hidden in printers that were shipped as cargo through U.P.S. and Fed-Ex. The printer bombs were intercepted by intelligence agents just hours before they were set to blow pp the planes that carried them. Bomb technician Kevin Barry says he sees in Asiri's work "an increased sophistication at trying to prevent being detected. They're making mistakes. They're not big mistakes. But we've been fortunate that they've been caught." Barry says Asiri's bombs reveal a bit about the man. "It tells you that he has the assets, he has the intent, and he has no conscience," Barry says. Now the FBI has Asiri's most recent bomb at their lab in Quantico, Virginia. What they're doing now is working on reverse engineering it. They're going to actually make and blow up a copy of the bomb. They're going to learn how it worked, how it would function, and what effect it would have on an aircraft in flight. [/quote] [url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57430472/would-be-underwear-bomber-a-double-agent/]CBS News[/url] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytCEuuW2_A[/media] Well this is both interesting and slightly confusing.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP7plWcVBNs[/media] Boy, do they have egg on their faces now.

Conspiracy theories inbound.

What a twist!

[QUOTE=Cmx;35880770]Conspiracy theories inbound.[/QUOTE] im almost tempted to go read the alex jones website and see what kind of convoluted theory he's cooked up for this

My god, I actually did a report of the original story in my English class, I knew his name sounded to stereotypical for a terrorist. (Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab)

He still doesn't have balls

Wait so I'm confused. Was he a double-agent for Al Qaeda or for the CIA? Did he go rogue?

What if he's a triple agent?

[QUOTE=ewitwins;35881118]Wait so I'm confused. Was he a double-agent for Al Qaeda or for the CIA? Did he go rogue?[/QUOTE] he's a CIA agent that infiltrated Al Qaeda to help funnel info to the CIA about Al Qaeda's plans as far as i can tell

[QUOTE=Flicky;35880702] Boy, do they have egg on their faces now.[/QUOTE] It was a double agent working for the CIA, not the other way around. [editline]8th May 2012[/editline] Unless you are talking about al Qaeda, in which case they pretty much already did.

Reminds me of when they made a Birthday cake to help butter up another informant, when he blew himself up.

Them sneaky sons of a bitch.

[QUOTE=Kopimi;35880925]im almost tempted to go read the alex jones website and see what kind of convoluted theory he's cooked up for this[/QUOTE] [url=http://www.infowars.com/al-qaeda-bomber-was-a-cia-informant/]Same bullshit as always.[/url]

[QUOTE=asteroidrules;35881885][url=http://www.infowars.com/al-qaeda-bomber-was-a-cia-informant/]Same bullshit as always.[/url][/QUOTE] Ahaha the comments on that are worse than Fox News.

[QUOTE=DeathDoom;35881981]Ahaha the comments on that are worse than Fox News.[/QUOTE] I find this difficult to believe.

[QUOTE=DeathDoom;35881981]Ahaha the comments on that are worse than Fox News.[/QUOTE] Makes sense, these people make Fox News look liberal. Anyone willing to help me flag that video as a scam? [editline]8th May 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Jeep-Eep;35882079]I find this difficult to believe.[/QUOTE] Here's two: First a sane person: (who's probably already gotten his account deleted) [quote]The CIA informant was not given the bomb by the CIA, but from a terrorist group. The article by AJ is very misleading. Saudi Arabia’s intelligence agency provided the key to thwart the plot by setting up an undercover informant to pose as a wannabe jihadi, a source said. The double agent managed to get the Yemen Al Qaeda franchise to trust him with the latest version of the underwear bomb.[/quote] And here is everyone's response to that: [quote]You know, it’s bad enough that you are a completely obvious government plant, but we have to pay your salary to come on here and just put out this unbelievable garbage. You can’t possibly believe your own posts. Why do you automatically default to believe the government version of events? You have to know how the government lies about everything virtually, it’s their default mechanism, to lie, then they get caught at it and you put forth the government version as if the government still had any credibility. How obvious, how ridiculous, no one with a brain is buying what you’re peddling. You simply make a fool of yourself every time you post–go ahead, keep it up, and we’ll keep pointing it out and laughing at your ridiculous government talking points.[/quote]

Does my memory serve me right in that airport security was upped after this incident? Correct me if I'm wrong.

and he still lost his balls? wtf

[QUOTE=Pasalaqcua;35880957]My god, I actually did a report of the original story in my English class, I knew his name sounded to stereotypical for a terrorist. (Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab)[/QUOTE] Even though he was a CIA agent he was still probably of arab ethnicity. You don't just infiltrate an organisation consisting mainly of a completely different race and culture if you're a white american. Edit: Even government assasins are typically vagrants or criminals already living in the target country but willing to perform the job for dosh.

Reminds me of that recent movie about the undercover agent planning the attacks on 100 different buses across america at the same time

[QUOTE=AnalAnnihilator;35882405]Does my memory serve me right in that airport security was upped after this incident? Correct me if I'm wrong.[/QUOTE]Actually, I believe that after this happened, they actually said there is no need to increase airport security at this time.

[QUOTE=JamesRaynor;35881152]What if he's a triple agent?[/QUOTE] He might have been a [I]quadruple [/I]agent...

[QUOTE=Madman_Andre;35886918]He might have been a [I]quadruple [/I]agent...[/QUOTE] It's a twice-removed duodecuple back-stabbing turncoat loyal agent.