Here we go again

Lines from Khalil Gibran, from Freescop.

Times:

A Tunisian man has been accused of seeking to develop a terrorist network in the United States and of proposing to poison the water or air to kill up to 100,000 people, federal prosecutors said in court papers unsealed on Thursday.

Charges?

Mr. Abassi has been indicted on two counts of making false statements in an application to the immigration authorities for a green card and a work visa to facilitate an act of international terrorism, prosecutors said. He has pleaded not guilty.

Sounds pretty deadly, but...

In court, a prosecutor, John P. Cronan, told the judge that the government would be providing “voluminous” amounts of discovery materials to the defense, including “many, many hours of recordings” between Mr. Abassi and an undercover agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

During which the undercover agent no doubt explains how to apply for a green card, discusses the relative merits of poisoning the water and air, brews the coffee, fixes lunch, interviews potential girlfriends for the defendant, darns his socks, reminds him to pray, and takes him shopping for fuses, fertilizer, shoes, underwear, one of those cool little fedoras, and a copy of Khalil Gibran.

One good thing about having the FBI responsible for who becomes a terrorist in the US is that they can make sure nobody dangerous takes it up. They've kept us safe! Most of the time.