Weasel words; did he make some kook statement that the FBI asked him about just to cover its butt?
...I have a unique background. I hold a Ph.D. in philosophy from Drew University and I am a seasoned and award-winning journalist.
According to the Drew University website:
M.A./Ph.D.: Areas of study include: English Literature, Liturgical Studies, Modern History & Literature, Women's Studies (M.A. only, Ph.D. concentration), Biblical Studies, Religion & Society, Theological & Religious Studies and Wesleyan & Methodist Studies.
I have to wonder how any of these subjects would qualify someone to talk about terrorism.
This all sounds like Art Bell stuff; I suspect if AQ had a bomb in the US they'd detonate it. To just keep it here would be to risk its capture.
FBI: "When we want your opinion, we'll ask for it"