In december 2009 a group of the cias top terrorist hunters gathered at a secret base in khost afghanistan to greet a rising superspy humam khalil al balawi a jordanian double agent who infiltrated the upper ranks of al qaeda for months he had sent shocking revelations from inside the terrorist network and now promised to help the cia assassinate osama bin ladens top deputy instead as he stepped from his car he detonated a thirty pound bomb strapped to his chest instantly . In december 2009 a group of the cias top terrorist hunters gathered at a secret base in afghanistan to greet a rising superspy humam khalil al balawi a jordanian who had infiltrated the upper ranks of al qaeda for months he had sent shocking revelations from inside the terrorist network and now promised to help the cia assassinate osama bin ladens top deputy instead as he stepped from his car al balawi detonated a thirty pound bomb instantly killing seven cia operatives and . Joby warricks new book the triple agent the al qaeda mole who infiltrated the cia brings the true issues of the war on terror which has concentrated on afghanistan and the federally administered tribal areas fata of pakistan into sharp focus for a public wearied by the complications of the occupation. Al balawis motives are the subject of washington post reporter joby warricks new book the triple agent the al qaeda mole who infiltrated the cia which explains how systemic errors within the