A Tunisian man has been accused of seeking to develop a terrorist network in the United States and of proposing to poison the water or air to kill up to 100,000 people, federal prosecutors said. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/10/nyregion/tunisian-is-charged-with-seeking-to-build-a-terrorist-network-in-the-us.html?emc=eta1  A prosecutor asked at the time that the case remain secret for one week to determine whether Mr. Abassi would be “in a cooperative posture with the government,”  Ahmed Abassi“flatly denies the accusations in the indictment.” “many, many hours of recordings” between Mr. Abassi and an undercover agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.Mr. Abassi has been indicted on two counts of making false statements in an application to the immigration authorities for a green card and a work visa. Mr. Abassi was kept under F.B.I. surveillance after his arrival in the United States in March. Once here, he “maintained regular contact” with  someone he did not realize was an undercover F.B.I. agent.  Mr. Abassi’s arrest on April 22, he was briefly questioned without being advised of his rights. On repeated days, without a lawyer, he was questioned by the Joint Terrorist Task Force “on a near-daily basis” through April 29,