FBI task forces face uphill battle

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: March 23, 2003| Author: RICHARD B. SCHMITT | Copyright information

WAR ON TERROR

FBI task forces face uphill battle

Rooting out would-be terrorists a daunting effort

By RICHARD B. SCHMITT, GREG KRIKORIAN, JOSH MEYER AND H.G. REZA Los Angeles Times

Sunday, March 23, 2003

Washington -- Last month, on a farm in the Catskill Mountains in western New York, a group of Sufi Muslims marked the holy pilgrimage to Mecca with friends, prayers -- and a visit from the FBI.

For two hours, the uninvited guests, including a team from...

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