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...Tuesday, the FBI announced that colleges and universities could be “soft” targets for terrorist attacks...
...FBI should not restrict its recruiting efforts to Chinese students in the nuclear sciences. The possibility of proliferation makes even those countries without a current nuclear arsenal potential threats, and for this reason, the FBI should step up monitoring and recruiting of students from countries that have demonstrated hostility towards America. We cannot allow cultural sensitivity concerns to prevent us from keeping a close watch on students from countries where terrorists find safe harbor or where angry mobs have burned effigies of our presidents in the streets...
...FBI must also expand recruiting to students in disciplines other than nuclear science. Many countries hostile to American interests—Iraq, for example—have also developed comprehensive chemical and biological arsenals, and students in the life sciences or in fields like biochemistry may be able to give our government useful information about the development of these arsenals in their home countries...
Additionally, fears of FBI harassment must not detract from this important mission. FBI recruiting can take place without harassment. And the vast majority of potential recruits are graduate students, old enough and responsible enough to make their own choices when confronted by the FBI...
Hopefully, expanded recruiting efforts will generate fruitful relationships between the FBI and informants who return to their home countries. As worldwide reconnaissance becomes a national security priority, we must recognize that foreign students in the U.S.—enjoying the education provided here—may also be able to help the American government ensure national security...