WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "FBI STEPS UP HUNT FOR PAKISTANI" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The FBI has intensified its search for a Pakistani woman suspected of working with al Qaeda terrorists, focusing concerns that the science graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology could be tied to a scheme involving "dirty bomb" suspect Jose Padilla. Law-enforcement authorities said Aafia Siddiqui, 31, who lived in Boston for years, is being sought for questioning in her suspected role as a facilitator or "fixer" for al Qaeda — someone used by the network to move cash or provide other logistical support. Siddiqui, who has a doctoral degree in neurological science from MIT, is the first woman the FBI has formally linked to the terrorist group. But law-enforcement authorities believe several women may soon surface in leading roles for al Qaeda, whose ranks have been decimated by arrests and deaths. (April 2, 2003) (Read More...)
ANANOVA.com (AP): "FBI FEARS AL-QAIDA MAY START USING FEMALE ATTACKERS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The FBI has warned that al-Qaida may turn to using women for surprise attacks after having its ranks thinned by a series of recent arrests. The agency has issued an alert for a woman, a Pakistani neurological expert, wanted for questioning in connection with Osama bin Laden's group. Analysts are also examining claims made by another woman in an Arabic newspaper that she was recruited by bin Laden to open training camps for female terrorists. Female attackers, successfully used by other terror group like the Palestinian Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, would represent a major tactical shift for al-Qaida after years of being aligned with the Afghan Taliban regime that oppressed women and treated them as second class citizens unworthy of taking part in the Islamic jihad, officials said. Several US intelligence agents said they have no credible information suggesting there is an imminent attack plan to be carried out by women - but said analysts are wary of the possibility. Several factors in the last month have led the FBI to prepare for the possibility that al-Qaida might turn to women.") (April 1, 2003) (Read More...)
Apparently, she is a good operative. She never drew any attention to her. The really dangerous people are ususally soft-spoken mild-mannered ones, completely hiding their true agenda. Loud-mouthed activist types never make good operatives. They are better suited for political rallies.