Outing Of Al-Qaida Double Agent May Benefit CIA

by Dina Temple-Raston, NPR

U.S. officials now say that the man picked to bring a bomb onboard an airliner bound for the United States was actually an agent working on behalf of the CIA. That's the latest twist in a complicated tale — and it raises questions about just how dangerous the group behind the plot really is.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, May 9, 2012