Embarrassed by its role in cooperating with CIA, Jordanians started to question their government’s role in helping the CIA in Afghanistan.
With the death of the Jordanian Al-Qaeda leader Mahmoud Zaydan, the Jordanian government allowed the family of the deceased a margin of freedom by “celebrating” the “martyrdom” of their son in Pakistan.
Preparing to eliminate any possibility for Al-Qaeda presence in Jordan, reported on Al-Quds Al-Arabi today that Jordan will review all its previous investigation on Al-Qaeda’s activities and suspected Al-Qaeda cells in the country, especially the Salafi and Jihadi organization.
Jordanian newspaper Al-Arab Alyoum reported today, that the Jordanian Interior Ministry gave its instructions to intinsefy security measures in the provinces and provide extra security to government officials.
The deal made by the Jordanian intelligence included the release of Dr. Hammam Al-Balawi in exchange for spying on Taliban. Already achieved partial successes working with the American (like hunting Abu Musab al-Zarqawi), the Jordanian intelligence (and many failures like spying on Aljazeera for the Americans, Firas Al-Majali’s role revealed by Qatar, and given the death sentence by a Qatari court).
The Jordanian intelligence had convinced the Americans with Al-Balawi’s ability to work in the Afghanistan – Pakistan arena, to monitor the Taliban’s activities in Afghanistan and Pakistan. In addition to assassinate Al-Qaeda second man and Bin Laden’s deputy Ayman Al-Zawakiri.
The Americans wanted to increase their benefits and advantages using Balawi:
- Working with the Jordanian intelligence. — Working with Israeli intelligence.
To assassinate Al-QeAda’s leader Ayman al-Zawahiri is the first phase of the plan, the second is to reveal Al-Balawi’s identity, which raises the confrontation between Al-Qaeda and its affiliated fundamentalist Islamic movements against the Royal Jordanian family and the Jordanian intelligence and its symbols.
The second phase is much more complex, because it will be done behind the Jordanian intelligence and include the following:
- The CIA to share Al-Balawi’s information with Israeli intelligence.
- Uncover the Jordanian intelligence’s role, which make Al-Qaeda to avenge the assassination of its leader by carrying out assassinations attempts against Jordanian officials.
- Anger among the Jordanian government will push the Jordanian intelligence for more operations against Islamic elements in the region.
Arrived at the meeting room Hammam Al-balawi, ignited his explosive belt and blew the place, not only the body parts scattered all over the place, but also valuable reports and information.