[syriacus]

And he is apparently being questioned about two Jersey City men, Mohammed Jaweed Azmath and Ayub Ali Kahn, who were arrested aboard a train Sept. 12 carrying $5,000, box cutters and hair dye.

These are the two guys. The one on the right (Azmath) looks a lot like John Doe #2 (who was described as looking Cuban).
Arrested Men's Shaved Bodies Drew Suspicion of the F.B.I.
Mr. Azmath told the officers that he earned only $300 a week at a newsstand in Newark where he and Mr. Khan had worked until late August. Two boxcutters and $2,400 of the cash were in a new black briefcase with a combination lock that belonged to Mr. Kahn. In addition to the pocket knife, the report said, Mr. Azmath carried nearly $3,200 in cash and photocopies of multiple passports depicting him in various guises: with a full beard; a mustache; and clean shaven, both with and without glasses. Yet, the report said, Mr. Azmath answered "no" when asked if he was carrying knives or a large amount of money...The F.B.I. also recently tested the Jersey City apartment for signs of anthrax, and its agents have looked into a tip that Mr. Azmath may have been seen in 1993, around the time of the van-bombing of the World Trade Center, in an apartment with a man who was later convicted in the assault. But officials said they doubted that Mr. Azmath had any connection to that attack.

Azmath sure gets around.

[Republic]

Azmath apparently has a fast azz. Good and informative post, syricus. Impressive, informative, and good groundwork for further questions. Hope the FBI reads FR.

[gumbo]

Right, those are Mohammad Pervez's two Jersey City roommates -- the ones who might have been part of a failed hijacking attempt.

On September 11 they flew out of Newark on TWA flight 679 (bound for L.A.?). That flight was grounded in St. Louis when news of the other hijackings hit.

[MindBender26]

Some interesting coincidences.

Murphy’s “First Law of Coincidences.” = ”There are no coincidences!”

[MindBender26]

Don't know about train, but that area loaded with mass transit busses going to Trenton, Philly, NYC, Newark, Atlantic City. Very easy to move around.

[mc5cents]

These are the two guys. The one on the right (Azmath) looks a lot like John Doe #2 (who was described as looking Cuban).

He sure as heck does.

Time for a little sodium pentothal therapy.

[honway]

Link to sketch of John Doe II

[Revolting cat!]

Arrested Men's Shaved Bodies Drew Suspicion of the F.B.I.

AHA! There is the Condidit connection at last! You 'member the FReeper theory that Chandra was imprisononed inside a Middle East harem unable to speak the language? Do we need more proof after this? It would make perfect sense that these anti-semitic racist right-wing extremists opposed to a woman's right to choose coulda done something like this or other.

[lewislynn]

But officials said they doubted that (they could admit) Mr. Azmath had any connection to that attack.

[angkor]

Go check the OKC drawings of John Doe #2 to the photos of Azmath. Examine the eyebrows in particular, and the shoulders.

Just an illusion, or is that a close-to-exact match?