The New York Times: U.S. Saw A Path To Qaeda Chiefs Before Bombing

It seems like the big issue involving terrorism is growing bigger and bigger. This front page article in the New York Times is about a Jordanian militant who was being considered by the American spy agencies to be a promising informant. However, he turned out to be a double agent and was involved in the killing of seven C.I.A. operatives. The Obama administration is now finding it difficult to step up the security in the country.

After the incident on the airplane on Christmas day, security has been a much bigger issue. The article states that, "The two episodes illuminate the problems the United States still faces in understanding the intentions of Al Qaeda and its affiliates. I think that we need to do a better job investigating before we instill trust in someone. Especially when it is dealing with national security and Al Qaeda. The article also states that C.I.A. was too optimistic about the potential informant.