UNDERCOVER QUESTIONS….I’m surprised that the story about the U.S. blowing an undercover operation against al-Qaeda isn’t getting more play this morning, either in the blogosphere or the mainstream media, but maybe that’s because it’s a weekend. However, another reason might be that the story is still ambiguous. Here are the key open questions:
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Who provided Mohammad Naeem Noor Khan’s name to the New York Times last Monday? Was it a “U.S. official” or someone else?
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Did anyone ask the Times not to print Khan’s name? If not, why not?
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Was Khan’s undercover operation still active on Monday? Or had it run its course and was over anyway?
Hopefully we’ll find get some answers to these questions next week.
