Investigators believe they're putting some pieces together.
In court documents, informants described Haouari as someone with connections in Afghanistan and Pakistan, who gave at least some of the orders. Vermont Suspect Linked to Terrorists Federal agents said that, from his home in Montreal, he directed Abdel Ghani Meskini to go to Seattle to meet Ressam, who brought in the explosives, and act as a translator. His lawyer said police in the United States and in Canada are jumping to conclusions and that the FBI, New York police and other authorities are investigating a lot of people. Canadian officials say Haourai and Meskini actually first met as children growing up in Algeria. Federal agents believe at least two of the suspects may have visited terrorist camps in Afghanistan during the past year or so.