He's Australian!

So it turns out the guy who had the suitcases in front of the Whitehouse was actually Australian.
Seems like he got deported, even though he was legal here (on the visa waiver program), and only had a CD player in the cases, and asked to see the President. I'm not sure when asking for a chat became a big deal - better make sure you leave your luggage at the hotel until you're ready to go to the airport before talking to people......