[Jim Noble]

Do we know if this guy al-Harbi was on any lists or investigated in any way BEFORE the bombs went off?

Thanks.

[crosslink]

Do we know if this guy al-Harbi was on any lists or investigated in any way BEFORE the bombs went off

Per Glenn yes on the list before he arrived, he was not screened due to the new rules approved by Big Sis.

[don-o]

Do we know if this guy al-Harbi was on any lists or investigated in any way BEFORE the bombs went off?

Not to my knowledge. I would think that would be among the many questions that Big Sis needs to be asked - so she could lie about it and then maybe the truth would come out.

[lonevoice]

I don't think so. This is on the Blaze.com article's list of questions that need to be answered:

From the article:

Certainly, a litany of questions remain.

Was Alharbi considered “armed and dangerous” before the Boston bombing, or at it? Was it related to something they found at his apartment? Was his prior “event” from the days prior, at the bombing, or was it from an earlier period in his life?

Moreover, how was he admitted into the country under a “special advisory option?” How many students receive that privilege, particularly without proper security clearance?

So either Glenn doesn't know the answers to those questions, or he does and he's just tweaking the evil-doers before he releases the proof.