Al-Balawi had a history of supporting violent Islamist causes online under the pseudonym Abu Dujana al-Khurasani . Al-Balawi became an administrator and a well-known contributor for al-Hesbah , an online jihadist forum . He had tried to rehabilitate the image of al-Zarqawi in Jordan after the 2005 Amman bombings . Jarrett Brachman , the former director of research at West Point 's Combating Terrorism Center , said " since at least 2007 , Abu Dujana had become one of the most prominent al-Qaida jihadist pundits . " Al-Balawi was arrested by Jordanian intelligence in January 2009 and held for three days . During al-Balawi 's questioning , Jordanian intelligence officials threatened to have him jailed and end his medical career , and they hinted they could cause problems for his family . Al-Balawi was told that if he cooperated , his slate would be wiped clean and his family left alone . After this episode , the GID and CIA believed they had turned al-Balawi into a double agent . A plan was developed for al-Bawali to infiltrate al-Qaeda in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas in Pakistan , along the Afghan border . In March 2009 , al-Balawi left Jordan and arrived in Peshawar , Pakistan , and made his way into the tribal areas . The CIA took over the management of al-Balawi from the Jordanians sometime in the second half of 2009 , dictating how and when the informant would meet his handlers , according to current and former U.S. intelligence officers
2005 Amman bombings
2005 Amman bombings
Camp Chapman attack