Be prepared to be scared. The following is a time line of the life and times of one Faisal Shahzad, aka the wanabe terrorist who failed at ignited a bomb in Times Square on May 1 of this year.

This should chill you to the core, as it reveals the gaping holes in the student visa system.

June 30, 1979 - Born in Pakistan, the youngest of four children. Attended primary school in Saudi Arabia and returned to his native land to continue his education as a mediocre student.

1997 - Despite his underwhelming academic record, he came to the U.S. to study at Southeastern University in Washington D.C., a school which is now defunct.

1998 - Sporting a 2.78 GPA, he was granted a student visa.

1999 - Placed on a U.S. Customs (now DHS) watch list.

2000 - Transfers to the University of Bridgeport, a school with a sizable number of international students.

2001 - After 9/11, he is heard pronouncing that America "had it coming."

Spring, 2002 - Received a degree in computer applications with his parents in attendance for the ceremony. A month earlier, received a work visa.

December 24, 2004 - Returns to Pakistan to be married in an arranged union with a woman born in the United States to Pakistani-born parents who have split their time living in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Colorado.

Summer, 2005 - Remaining the U.S. on his visa, he earns an MBA from Bridgeport.

June 15, 2006 - Quits his job as a financial analyst for Eliza Arden Cosmetics in "disgust" over his sub-$50K salary.

January, 2006 - Earns his Green Card, buys a single three-bedroom house and earns $70K per year as a financial analyst.

February, 2006 - Sends the following e-mail: "Can you tell me a way to save the oppressed? And a way to fight back when rockets are fired at us and Muslim blood flows? Everyone knows how the Muslim country bows down to pressure from west. Everyone knows the kind of humiliation we are faced with around the globe." As the year progresses, he becomes more religious, praying at mosques as many as five times per day.

2008 - His father denies his request to fight in Afghanistan against the U.S.

April 17, 2009 - Granted U.S. citizenship, and then quits his job within weeks and stopped making mortgage payments. Marriage becomes strained and he tells his wife he wants to find work in the Middle East. She instead takes the family's two children to Saudi Arabia, where her parents are living.

July, 2009 - Travels to Pakistan, finding his way to a terrorist training camp.

February. 2010 - Returns to U.S. on a flight from Dubai; buys a 1993 Nissan Pathfinder for $1,300 on Craig's List.

May 1, 2010 - Parks Pathfinder in Times Square with car bomb, which ignites but fails to explode.

May 3, 2010 - Arrested at JFK Airport after boarding a flight to Dubai, after which he purportedly planned to return home to Pakistan. Following the arrest, he reportedly cooperated with authorities but was unrepentant.