The US Ends 2009 on Shaky Ground

Omar Farouk Abdulmutallab became a well known name in the final week of 2009, and there is much to talk about with regards to that botched attack. Members of the 9/11 Commission claimed that there principle recommendation to the US Government was to increase information sharing among US intelligence agencies, that was apparently ignored when it came to warning signs of Abdulmatallab.
Even with the events on Christmas Day, the more I learn about what took place on the final days of 2009 at a US base in Afghanistan the more I wonder what's next. Reports claim that al-Balawi was able to play Jordanian and US intelligence for fools even after being suspected of terrorist sympathies in Jordan. This hits me hard because Jordan is the country that I have spent the most time in besides the US. I have deep respect for the people of the CIA and the work that they do, and they suffered a sad loss in that attack. If it is true that al-Balawi was infiltrating the intelligence agencies from the beginning with an Al-Qaeda allegiance, then what information regarding personal or operations has he come across that was passed along to Al-Qaeda before his suicide attack? The ramifications of this could last much longer and have a more violent impact than the lives lost on the day of the attack.