On 25 May, CNN will broadcast an hour-long documentary by Christiane Amanpour about Aimen Dean, a former jihadist and member of al Qaeda who became a spy for the West. “CNN Special Report: A Double Life: The Spy Inside Al Qaeda with Christiane Amanpour” is based on CTC Sentinel Editor in Chief Paul Cruickshank’s new book, Nine Lives: My Time as the West’s Top Spy Inside al-Qaeda, which he co-authored with Tim Lister and is due out in early June. Both Cruickshank and Lister are featured in the program.
The CNN documentary airs at 10pm (ET) on 25 May. For more details on the broadcast, click here.

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