Ex-spy says intelligence agencies missed a chance to capture suspected terrorist . Al-Shabaab militant Ikrima is thought to have planned the attack on Kenya 's Westgate Mall . Ikrima would send Shabaab recruits , including Westerners , to Yemen for terrorist training , and they would then be sent back to Somalia or on to the West . `` And as for going to hooks [ Awlaki 's ] place ... then i was told by hook that they want to train brothers and then send them back or to the west , '' Ikrima wrote to Storm in November 2010 . The U.S. government has been criticized for not doing enough to prevent the attack. CIA refuses to comment on Storm 's claims ; PET refuses to confirm or deny knowing him .
Ex-spy says intelligence agencies missed a chance to capture suspected terrorist . Al-Shabaab militant Ikrima is thought to have planned the attack on Kenya 's Westgate Mall . The U.S. government has been criticized for not doing enough to prevent the attack. CIA refuses to comment on Storm 's claims ; PET refuses to confirm or deny knowing him .