Thursday, October 14, 2004
And I believe I recall that Universities were resisting cooperating with Federal Authorities on reporting students who's visas had expired. (via Jihad Watch)
wnbc.com - FBI: Al-Qaida Op Posed As Student While Living In N.J.:
The operative, identified by U.S. officials in Washington as Dhiren Barot, 32, entered the United States on a student visa, The Record of Bergen County reported in Thursday's editions.
Joseph Billy Jr., the FBI's top agent in New Jersey, told the newspaper that the operative attended several institutions of higher learning in New Jersey while carrying out the reconnaissance operation. Billy did not identify the schools. Barot is known to have used several aliases.
Authorities believe Barot was dispatched by Osama bin Laden himself to conduct the scouting mission in New Jersey, the newspaper reported. Barot was arrested by British authorities in August and remains in custody there...
http://www.spectator.co.uk/article.php?table=old§ion=current&issue=2004-10-16&id=5114
Mark Steyn