“... the suspect had been closely monitored by law enforcement while planning to detonate what he believed were explosives.”
Kinda like the panty bomber, I guess.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2848317/posts
So they kmew for a year this amish guy have an expired visa but i guess it was more important to see if he would become a terrorist.
What if the FBI planned the attack and trolled around till the found a willing person, after all they did supply the weapons.