In the wake of Friday's foiled terror plot,President Obama has requested two reviews of U.S.security procedures.

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The plot was foiled early on because the alleged bomber was a mole for a foreign intelligence service working against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, according to officials familiar with the case.

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At the time of publication, the administration itself was preparing to announce that the bomb plot had been foiled, he said.

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Aziz concedes this view was reinforced just a few months ago, in the wake of the foiled plot to blow up airplanes.

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