The CIA's disaster might have been averted had Mr al-Balawi been searched before he got near its officers.

ECONOMIST: The resurgence of al-Qaeda

Jordanian intelligence believed they had brought Humam al-Balawi over to their side and sent him to Afghanistan to infiltrate al-Qaeda, US network NBC says.

BBC: CIA logo

We've heard one of the engineers is from Balawi(ph).

NPR: Video Released of Kidnapped American Reporter