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Source: http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-siddiqui5-2008aug05,0,4345145.story
Accused Al-Qaeda Sleeper Agent in Custody
[Los Angeles Times ] Josh Meyer - Aafia Siddiqui, 36, a Pakistani mother of three who studied biology at MIT and who authorities say spent years in the U.S. as an al-Qaeda sleeper agent, was flown to New York on Monday after being arrested three weeks ago in Afghanistan, to face charges of attempting to kill U.S. military and FBI personnel. Authorities believe Siddiqui used the technical skills she acquired at MIT to work her way into the inner circles of al-Qaeda's command and control operation, including its chemical and biological weapons program. The FBI and the CIA say Siddiqui spent several years in Boston as a "fixer" for admitted Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, providing haven and logistical support for terrorist operatives that he sent to the U.S. to launch attacks. Siddiqui is married to Mohammed's nephew, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali.