Jeremiah Crowell

The flight student's name was Zacharias Moussaoui. He was a Muslim French national. When FBI agents interviewed him, they learned his visa had lapsed. So they had him detained on an immigration violation. Agents suspected he was up to something, but they couldn't prove it. And remember, this is all before 9-11. So he's just one strange guy asking strange questions at a flight school.

The flight student's name was Zacharias Moussaoui. He was a Muslim French national. When FBI agents interviewed him, they learned his visa had lapsed. So they had him detained on an immigration violation. Agents suspected he was up to something, but they couldn't prove it. And remember, this is all before 9-11. So he's just one strange guy asking strange questions at a flight school.

They couldn't even get a search warrant for his computer. Then September 11th happened.

They couldn't even get a search warrant for his computer. Then September 11th happened.

Now they get the search warrant and search his computer.

Now they get the search warrant and search his computer.

A crop duster? Yeah. A crop duster is a small plane used in agriculture to spray pesticides.

A crop duster? Yeah. A crop duster is a small plane used in agriculture to spray pesticides.

What he's saying is that he is a member of al-Qaeda and that they were planning a second attack. The FBI already know the 9-11 hijackers were studying at flight schools around the U.S. So now agents worry that Moussaoui was part of a bigger plot still to come.

What he's saying is that he is a member of al-Qaeda and that they were planning a second attack. The FBI already know the 9-11 hijackers were studying at flight schools around the U.S. So now agents worry that Moussaoui was part of a bigger plot still to come.

That he was studying wind direction and crop dusters because he, and maybe the others, were planning to spray some kind of poison from the air. With all of this info in mind, President Bush and the Department of Justice take action, hoping to prevent whatever that second wave might be.

That he was studying wind direction and crop dusters because he, and maybe the others, were planning to spray some kind of poison from the air. With all of this info in mind, President Bush and the Department of Justice take action, hoping to prevent whatever that second wave might be.

They ground all crop-dusters across the country. That solves the immediate problem. But they still have a larger issue. Are there other extremist pilots out there waiting to launch an attack?

They ground all crop-dusters across the country. That solves the immediate problem. But they still have a larger issue. Are there other extremist pilots out there waiting to launch an attack?

Announcing the names was a call for help to the public. If you'd seen something, say something.

Announcing the names was a call for help to the public. If you'd seen something, say something.

And someone did.

And someone did.

Willie Lee is a crop-dusting pilot who had an eerily similar story to the one in Minnesota. Suspicious acting men from the Middle East asking unusual questions about planes.

Willie Lee is a crop-dusting pilot who had an eerily similar story to the one in Minnesota. Suspicious acting men from the Middle East asking unusual questions about planes.