“Although [9/11 hijacker Khalid] al Mihdhar, a Saudi citizen, was known to have connections to al Qaeda and the Yemeni mujahideen, he was not yet on any terrorist watch lists on April 7, 1999, when the U.S. consulate in Jidda, Saudi Arabia, had given him a one-year visa granting him multiple-entry privilege to the United States.”
– Stephen F. Hayes, The Connection, Pages 2-3