A few good women jennifer matthews december 6 1964 december 30 2009 mother, daughter, sister, spy women of the cia. The spymasters cia in the crosshairs 48 hours presents. She and her team were meeting with humam al balawi. Jennifer lynne matthews was born in penbrook, pennsylvania, in 1964. 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. View jennifer matthews profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. 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. 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. 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. All 12 living cia directors share their passionate disagreements about the agencys past. The cia initially did not release the names of those killed in the attack. When cia official and motherofthree jennifer matthews was killed by a suicide bomber at her afghan base, fingers were pointed in her direction. Gary anderson says cia wife jennifer matthews was not to blame.
The alqaeda mole who infiltrated the cia, joby warrick, new york. For cia family, a deadly suicide bombing leads to painful. New details about jennifer matthewsand her secretive lifeprovide. 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. Former cia officials who oversaw torture pick apart inaccuracies in zero dark thirty. Mother, daughter, sister, spy women of the cia intel today. But the labontes book of memories contains a document no parent. Anderson is upset by critics who have questioned his wifes qualifications as chief of the afghan cia base that was the site of a suicide. Silent stars a suicide bomber in afghanistan killed seven of the cia s own, including one of its best terrorist trackers. 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.
The propaganda division of al qaeda has released a video featuring humam albalawi, who launched a deadly suicide bombing on a cia base in. This event was moderated by governing board member and coanchor of. The frantic effort to save lives after a deadly attack on the cia the. For cia family, a deadly suicide bombing leads to painful divisions. 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 cia operatives who tracked bin laden, subjects of the sundance documentary manhunt. Jennifer matthews had been an analyst with alec station in the late 90s, then moved to the clandestine side. Former cia officials who oversaw torture pick apart. One of the main tasks of the cia personnel stationed at the base was to provide intelligence supporting drone attacks against pakistan.
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. 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. A report into the attack claimed that as the chief of the khost unit, she had failed to properly vet an. In particular, the officials said there was particular care about how much fault to assign to jennifer matthews, a qaeda expert at the c. 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. A fallen cia operatives family speaks the washington post. Gary anderson says cia wife jennifer matthews was not to.
Now her husband gary anderson has spoken out against her treatment. Maya is widely assumed to be based on a real cia agent referred to as jen in no easy day. The twoway washingtonian magazine is adding some background and texture to the story of jennifer matthews, the 45year. Now, her relatives break their silence on how her death affected them. 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.
She quickly ascended the agencys ladder and, at the height of the chase for bin laden, was promoted to run a cia. Year later, some details emerge about cia officer killed in afghanistan. The cia station chief had gathered her senior staff together to roll out the welcome mat for. The frantic effort to save lives after a deadly attack on. Ten years after a cia operation in afghanistan went wrong, a slain.
Remembering the brave cia patriots killed in the 2009 khost attacks. Jennifer matthews was on assignment in afghanistan in 2009 when a suicide bomber killed her and six other cia operatives. Year later, some details emerge about cia officer killed in. A suicide bomber in afghanistan killed seven of the cias own, including one of. Gary anderson and jennifer matthews in switzerland. 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. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover jennifer. Ten years after a cia operation in afghanistan went wrong. Washingtonian magazine is adding some background and texture to the story of jennifer matthews, the 45yearold cia base chief who was. New details about jennifer matthews and her secretive lifeprovide an inside look at a bloody and unfinished war. The base chief was jennifer matthews, a mother of three, usually a. 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. The cia claimed jennifer matthews had failed to vet an informant visiting a base leading to the deaths of seven u. Price says that what stood out about matthews was her.
Matthews, who was serving as chief of base khost at camp chapman, was one of the cias foremost experts on al qaeda. In bob woodwards new book, obamas wars, the author describes a. Cia patriots killed in the 2009 khost attacks will be. Jennifer matthews had organised a birthday cake for the guest who was about to blow her into oblivion. The cia officers there had been instructed by higher officials to greet balawi as a. Cia patriots killed in the 2009 khost attacks will be remembered.
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