This is an important and revealing talk by writer Trevor Aaronson about how the FBI “creates” terrorists, supplies them with plans, means and opportunities, in order to dramatically “foil terror plots” against the US.
They find mentally unstable, financially deprived, religiously ignorant young men, indoctrinate them into the jihadist mentality, incite them, sponsor them, and basically lead them step by step from zero to the final stage of a terrorist attack, and then arrest them. Had they left them alone, these men were highly unlikely to ever pursue a career in jihadi terrorism.
In my opinion, this is essentially the exact same method used by groups like Da’esh and al-Qaeda, the only difference is that they carry out the attack instead of get arrested.
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