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Although Wrinn said he could not confirm whether the subpoena was connected to the investigation, he did say it was the only one Harvard has received since the attacks, and that such requests are uncommon but were not unprecedented even before the attacks...
...reasonable goal for the INS to monitor foreign students more closely for visa violations and to ask colleges to confirm that they are students in good standing. Overstaying a student visa is illegal immigration, after all. However, some of Feinstein’s proposals go too far in monitoring the lives of foreign students. If students have entered the U.S. to study for a specific purpose, the INS should be able to enforce its requirements; however, there is no reason to require colleges to send the government quarterly grade reports for all those on student visas...
...Harvard registrar would not confirm this weekend any withdrawals from Arab students at the College...
...have taken second--or last--priority for years. We need face-to-face information collection: Who are these people, what are their intentions, and what can be done to disrupt their plans and arrest them? Technology is still important--night-vision gear, small handheld devices that monitor conversations and confirm identities--but more crucial will be a willingness to risk our personnel. Military intelligence will send our people into hostile situations under cover or with limited backup...
...mails full of appreciation for the work he did in the hours and days after the tragedy. Luckily everyone I know is alright and I havent heard of any Harvard people who are not okay and who havent been found, he says. But it is obviously still hard to confirm these things. It just felt good to be able to help out, to give people a resource and provide this information...