Remembering the brave cia patriots killed in the 2009 khost attacks. The frantic effort to save lives after a deadly attack on the cia the. She quickly ascended the agencys ladder and, at the height of the chase for bin laden, was promoted to run a cia. Another star honors jennifer matthews, a top alqaeda expert who was killed in 2009 when a jordanian double agent blew himself up at a cia base in khost, afghanistan. By rowan scarborough the washington times wednesday, may 1, 20 the look at those who hunted osama bin laden begins with the sisterhood a collection of female cia. The cia initially did not release the names of those killed in the attack. Cia patriots killed in the 2009 khost attacks will be. Now, her relatives break their silence on how her death affected them. A suicide bomber in afghanistan killed seven of the cias own, including one of. The frantic effort to save lives after a deadly attack on. An operation that went wrong on a remote base in afghanistan, killing seven cia officers, led to major changes in the way the agency conducts highthreat meetings. One of the main tasks of the cia personnel stationed at the base was to provide intelligence supporting drone attacks against pakistan. Gary anderson says cia wife jennifer matthews was not to blame. The cia claimed jennifer matthews had failed to vet an informant visiting a base leading to the deaths of seven u.
Matthews, who was serving as chief of base khost at camp chapman, was one of the cias foremost experts on al qaeda. Jennifer lynne matthews was born in penbrook, pennsylvania, in 1964. The spymasters cia in the crosshairs 48 hours presents. But the labontes book of memories contains a document no parent. This event was moderated by governing board member and coanchor of. Veteran cia analyst gina bennett, one of the band of sisters who helped track down osama bin laden, has the most trouble with how her fallen coworker jennifer matthews was portrayed in.
The family of jennifer matthews, a cia operative killed in a terrible attack in 2009, talks for the first time about her life, death and how a perilous posting to afghanistan has divided them. A report into the attack claimed that as the chief of the khost unit, she had failed to properly vet an. For cia family, a deadly suicide bombing leads to painful. New details about jennifer matthewsand her secretive lifeprovide. Year later, some details emerge about cia officer killed in afghanistan. View jennifer matthews profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. The cia officers there had been instructed by higher officials to greet balawi as a. Mother, daughter, sister, spy women of the cia intel today. The camp chapman attack was a suicide attack by humam khalil abumulal albalawi against the central intelligence agency facility inside forward operating base chapman on december 30, 2009. Year later, some details emerge about cia officer killed in. Jennifer matthews had organised a birthday cake for the guest who was about to blow her into oblivion. Former cia officials who oversaw torture pick apart. Former cia officials who oversaw torture pick apart inaccuracies in zero dark thirty.
The propaganda division of al qaeda has released a video featuring humam albalawi, who launched a deadly suicide bombing on a cia base in. Jennifer matthews, alqaeda warrior one of the early members of alec station, matthews doggedly hunted alqaeda well before the phrase became part of american vernacular. He was examining, hed learn later, the cia s base chief, jennifer matthews, a mother of three from fredericksburg, virginia, and one of the agencys top alqaida experts. She and her team were meeting with humam al balawi. The firsthand account of the mission that killed osama bin laden. In honor of those members of the central intelligence agency who gave their lives in the service of their country the wall is flanked by the flag of the united states on the left and a flag bearing the cia seal on the right. Ten years after a cia operation in afghanistan went wrong. One of the cia officials who had been monitoring the malaysia meeting was a young alqaeda analyst named jennifer matthews, who had been working with. Jason matthews, a 33year veteran of the spy agency, says that the job isnt all car chases and poisoned darts and notes his novel is as timely as ever.
A few good women jennifer matthews december 6 1964 december 30 2009 mother, daughter, sister, spy women of the cia. One of the most famous targeters in recent history was jennifer matthews, the head of a cia team that tracked a senior al qaeda operational planner known as abu zubaydah to a. New details about jennifer matthews and her secretive lifeprovide an inside look at a bloody and unfinished war. Jennifer matthews had been an analyst with alec station in the late 90s, then moved to the clandestine side. Jennifer matthews was on assignment in afghanistan in 2009 when a suicide bomber killed her and six other cia operatives. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover jennifer. Year later, some details emerge about cia officer killed. A fallen cia operatives family speaks the washington post. She was chief of the cia base in khost, afghanistan, in 2009, when a suicide bomber blew himself up, killing matthews and six other cia officers. Ten years after a cia operation in afghanistan went wrong, a slain. Washingtonian magazine is adding some background and texture to the story of jennifer matthews, the 45yearold cia base chief who was. The base chief was jennifer matthews, a mother of three, usually a. In particular, the officials said there was particular care about how much fault to assign to jennifer matthews, a qaeda expert at the c. Gary anderson and jennifer matthews in switzerland.
The alqaeda mole who infiltrated the cia, joby warrick, new york. For cia family, a deadly suicide bombing leads to painful divisions. All 12 living cia directors share their passionate disagreements about the agencys past. Gary anderson says cia wife jennifer matthews was not to. Price says that what stood out about matthews was her. The cia station chief had gathered her senior staff together to roll out the welcome mat for. Former counterterrorism czar accuses tenet, other cia.
Now her husband gary anderson has spoken out against her treatment. When cia official and motherofthree jennifer matthews was killed by a suicide bomber at her afghan base, fingers were pointed in her direction. In bob woodwards new book, obamas wars, the author describes a. The twoway washingtonian magazine is adding some background and texture to the story of jennifer matthews, the 45year.
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