Accused Al Qaeda sleeper agent in custody

Accused Al Qaeda sleeper agent in custody

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WASHINGTON -- One of the more elusive and mysterious figures linked to Al Qaeda -- a Pakistani mother of three who studied biology at MIT and who authorities say spent years in the United States as a sleeper agent -- was flown to New York on Monday night to face charges of attempting to kill U.S. military and FBI personnel in Afghanistan.

The Justice Department, FBI and U.S. military in Afghanistan said that Aafia Siddiqui, 36, was arrested in Ghazni province three weeks ago. She is accused of firing an automatic rifle at FBI agents and soldiers and is scheduled to appear before a federal judge in Manhattan today.

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If she was arrested in Pakistan, or Afghanistan, my main question is: What is the FBI doing over there? Last I heard they were not chartered to work outside the US borders. Something seems a bit fishy with this arrest.

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The FBI wasn't necessarily in Afghanistan. They probably tracked the woman while she was in the US and cooperated with the US military on some level. Another Al-Queda sympathizer caught! Quite the busy woman... PhD, mother of 3, time abroad helping Al-Queda...

Another one of them elusive and ubiquitous al-CIAduh terrorists has been apprehended, huh?

Be afraid. Be very afraid. The are al-CIAduh boogeymen EVERYWHERE, hiding behind every Bush.

Originally posted by Scramjet76
The FBI wasn't necessarily in Afghanistan. They probably tracked the woman while she was in the US and cooperated with the US military on some level. Another Al-Queda sympathizer caught! Quite the busy woman... PhD, mother of 3, time abroad helping Al-Queda...

Apparently you didn't read the article...she was accused of trying to kill FBI agents in Afghanistan....

Who knows? Maybe they were there on vacation, not operating outside of their official charter.