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Here are the pertinent points IMO

The professor, Brian Glyn Williams

praised the student as hard-working and likeable, said he was shaken by the deception.

''I feel as if I was lied to, and I have no idea why," said Williams, an associate ("professor of Islamic history"). He said the possibility the government was scrutinizing books borrowed by his students ''disturbed me tremendously." ....Shocked I tell you, shocked!.... ;)

a history seminar on totalitarianism and fascism taught by a colleague of Williams, Robert Pontbriand. .... Sounds French.....

a Standard-Times reporter called Williams, who has traveled to Afghanistan for research....yeah, just "research"... uhuh

UMass-Dartmouth, said the university did not expect to take any action against the student. ''This was a conversation that took place between a student and his faculty members," .... Never mind that the proffessor went to the Standard News.....

After that story, a Standard-Times reporter called Williams, who has traveled to Afghanistan for research, to ask whether he was concerned about government surveillance, Williams said. .... my, my...out of the blue after the NYT story on NSA, this reporter just happens to phone "The Proffesor, William" ..... wink wink ;)

As an afterthought, (But just as an "afterthought"...but of course!) Williams said, he told the reporter about the alleged visit by the Homeland Security agents, and that became the lead of the Dec. 17 Standard-Times story.

Pontbriand was appalled. ''A university is a place for the open inquiry for the truth," he said. ..... Don't you mean for knowledge Ponti baby? This guy wouldn't know truth if it hit him upside the head!

This story is all about the enemy within. And it would behoove our intellegence to look in to those little trips to Afghanistan and both these proffessors.

Sorry if this was hard to read in the beggining, I could have done better if I knew how to bold and use italics in this type of forum, but hopefully you understood where my own remarks were. :(