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by Trevor Aaronson


  11. “Home Grown Terror? FBI: Plots Foiled in Two States,” ABC News, September 25, 2009.

  12. “Criminal Complaint,” United States v. Hosam Maher Husein Smadi, September 24, 2009, http://theterrorfactory.com/documents/smadi_complaint.pdf.

  13. “Indictment,” United States v. Farooque Ahmed, October 26, 2010, http://theterrorfactory.com/documents/ahmed_indictment.pdf.

  14. “Taborn on Arrest of Farooque Ahmed,” video clip, YouTube, October 27, 2010, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmyJO5Pue4I.

  15. Justin Elliott, “Fact-Check: How the NYPD Overstated Its Counterterrorism Record,” ProPublica, July 10, 2012.

  16. Jerry Markon, “Post-9/11 Probe Revived Stolen-Cereal Incident,” Washington Post, June 15, 2005.

  9. ONE MAN’S TERRORIST, ANOTHER MAN’S FOOL

  1. Richard Lord, “Accused Local Taliban Sympathizer Detained Without Bond Until Trial,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 16, 2012.

  2. Dane Schiller, “Accused Terrorist Secretly Recorded Talking Jihad,” Houston Chronicle, November 9, 2011.

  3. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, “Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment,” April 7, 2009, http://theterrorfactory.com/documents/rightwing.pdf

  4. FoxNews.com, “Chorus of Protest Grows Over Report Warning of Right Wing Radicalization”, April 15, 2009, http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/04/15/chorus-protest-grows-report-warning-right-wing-radicalization/

  5. “RAW VIDEO: West Memphis Shooting,” video clip, YouTube, June 30, 2010, http://youtu.be/acLpCbbZ1fk.

  6. J.J. MacNab, “‘Sovereign’ Citizen Kane,” Intelligence Report, Fall 2010.

  7. Author interview with Bob Paudert, 2012.

  8. Kristina Goetz, “No Hints at Violence in Sovereign Citizen Jerry Kane’s File,” Commercial Appeal, May 20, 12.

  9. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, “Sovereign Citizens: A Growing Domestic Threat to Law Enforcement,” September 2011, http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/law-enforcement-bulletin/september-2011/sovereign-citizens

  10. Bob Willis, “U.S. Recession Worst Since Great Depression, Revised Data Show,” Bloomberg, August 1, 2009.

  11. Adam H. Beasley, “Florida: A Ponzi Schemer’s Paradise,” Miami Herald, July 7, 2012.

  12. David K. Shipler, “Terrorist Plots, Hatched by the F.B.I.,” New York Times, April 28, 2012.

  13. Rick Lyman and Nick Madigan, “Officials Puzzled About Motive of Airport Gunman Who Killed 2,” New York Times, July 6, 2002; William K. Rashbaum, “Terror Suspect Is Charged with Preparing Explosives,” New York Times, September 25, 2009; William K. Rashbaum, Mark Mazzetti, and Peter Baker, “Owner of S.U.V. Arrested in Times Sq. Bomb Case,” New York Times, May 4, 2010.

  14. Paul Finkelman, “John Brown: America’s First Terrorist?” Prologue Magazine, Spring 2011.

  ABC, 37, 70, 211–13

  INDEX

  See also media coverage of terrorism

  Abdel-Rahman, Omar, 31

  Abdul-Latif, Abu Khalid, 175–79, 193

  Abdullahu, Agron, 165–68

  See also Fort Dix Five

  Abraham, Patrick, 68, 83

  See also Liberty City Seven

  Abuali, Hussein, 216

  Abuali, Nasser, 216

  Abu Ghraib, 31

  ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union), 49, 54, 105, 107, 110, 131, 207

  See also civil rights

  Acosta, Alex, 72–73

  Afghanistan, 21, 25, 26, 27, 43, 105-106, 133, 161, 202, 210, 222

  Ahearn, Peter, 27–28, 45, 198, 233

  Ahmed, Farooque, 213

  Ahmed, Rabi, 216

  Akili, Khalifah Al-, 219–24

  Aksoy, Hakki Cemal, 60, 64

  Al-Akili, Kalifah, 219–24

  Alanssi, Mohamed, 158–63

  al-Awlaki, Anwar, 25–26, 185

  al-Aziz, Farouk. See Monteilh, Craig

  Albany, New York, terror plot.

  See Hossain, Mohammed.

  Albany Times Union, 131

  See also media coverage of terrorism

  Almighty Black P. Stone Nation, 77–78, 84;

  al-Moayad, Mohammed Ali Hassan, 159, 162, 163

  Al Qaeda:

  FBI agents and informants posing as operatives of, 10–11, 62, 72–73, 80–83, 85, 160–61, 173, 174, 213, 225;

  FBI early awareness of, 35–39, 52 (see also O’Neill, John);

  FBI perception of, 53;

  focus of CIA Counterterrorism Center, 47;

  operations and influence since September 11, 2001, 25–27, 42–43, 226;

  presence in the United States, 193, 207;

  referenced in George W. Bush’s 2003 State of the Union address, 202;

  responsible for fewer terrorism plots than the FBI, 23–24;

  role in September 11, 2001, attack, 24–25;

  salafism in, 182;

  See also Inspire magazine; Khan, Samir; Lackawanna Six; Mandhai, Imran; Mehanna, Tarek; Moayad, Mohammed Ali Hassan al-; Padilla, José; Shukrijumah, Adnan El; Yazid, Mustafa Abu al-; Zazi, Najibullah

  al-Saidi, Abbas, 73, 75–80, 84, 87

  See also Liberty City Seven

  Al-Shabaab, 24

  al-Yazid, Mustafa Abu, 97

  al-Zawahiri, Ayman 193

  American Civil Liberties

  Union, 49, 54, 105, 107, 110, 131, 207

  See also civil rights

  Andreu, Patricia, 67-68

  See also media coverage of terrorism

  An-Nur Islamic Center, 219

  Ansar al Islam, 131

  anti-Semitism, 11, 83, 138–40, 142, 146–49, 170, 197

  See also Cromitie, James; Ku Klux Klan; Newburgh Four; Shareef, Derrick;

  white supremacist movement

  Arango, Jacqueline, 86

  Arar, Maher, 137

  Aref, Yassin, 120–21, 125–32

  Arkansas domestic terror attack, 228–32

  See also extremism and extremists; Kane, Jerry R.; sovereign citizen movement; terrorism, domestic

  Assaad, Elie, 60–64, 67, 73, 79–84, 87-88, 95, 180

  Atheea, Master G.J.G., 84–85

  Atta, Mohamed, 58

  Augustin, Burson, 68, 83, 88 See also Liberty City Seven

  Augustine, Rothschild, 68, 83 See also Liberty City Seven

  Awlaki, Anwar al-, 25–26, 185

  Ayloush, Hussam 112, 113

  See also CAIR

  Aziz, Farouk al-. See Monteilh, Craig

  Bakalli, Besnik, 164–68

  See also Fort Dix Five

  Baltimore, Maryland, terror plot. See Martinez, Antonio.

  Bangladesh, 115–116, 130–31

  Barry University, 94

  Batiste, Narcisse, 74

  See also Liberty City Seven

  Batiste, Narseal, 68, 73–75, 77–86, 235

  See also Liberty City Seven

  Bay, Sultan Khan. See Charles James Stewart

  bayat, 81–83, 85

  Begin, Menachem, 236

  Bergman, Lowell, 13–15

  Berky, Rad, 70

  See also media coverage of terrorism

  Bhutto, Benazir, 118, 136

  Bieshelt, Joseph, 223

  bin Laden, Osama:

  Americans’ perception of, 135;

  adherent of salafism 182;

  inspiration for terror plots, 10, 167, 178, 202, 212;

  FBI agents and informants claiming to have ties to 62, 79–83;

  FBI early awareness of, 36–37;

  forced into hiding, 25;

  responsible for fewer terrorism plots than the FBI, 23–24;

  See also Al Qaeda; Lackawanna Six; Niazi, Amadullah Sais

  Blind Sheikh, The, 31

  Board of Immigration Appeals, 98

  See also immigration

  “Bojinka” bomb plot, 36

  Boston Globe, The, 110, 129

  Brandenburg v. Ohio, 110

  Briccetti, Vincent L., 190–91r />
  Brooklyn, New York, terror plot. See Shah, Tarik

  Broward Community College, 59, 63

  Brown, John, 235–36

  Buffalo, New York, terror plot.

  See Lackawanna Six

  Bulger, Whitey, 155

  See also informants: criminality of; organized crime

  Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, 47

  Bush, George W., 33, 39, 47, 68–69, 91, 96, 128, 156, 162, 191, 194, 202–203

  See also war on terror

  CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations), 54, 97–98, 106, 112–113, 205

  Capitol Building terror plot. See Ferdaus, Rezwan

  Capraro, Anthony, 66

  Carley, Barbara A., 72

  CBS, 68, 188

  See also media coverage of terrorism

  Chicago, Illinois, terror plot. See Liberty City Seven

  Choudhury, Nusrat, 105

  See also ACLU; civil rights

  CIA, 16, 39, 46-49, 58, 68, 128, 185

  Circuit City. See Fort Dix Five

  citizenship. See immigration

  civil rights 48–55, 57, 101–103, 110, 112, 205, 225–226

  See also ACLU; CAIR; Muslim Advocates

  CNN, 191

  See also media coverage of terrorism

  Cointelpro, 16, 45

  Cole, David D., 198

  Coll, Timothy, 120, 126, 132

  Confidential Informant Accountability Act, 157

  Conrad, Miriam, 175

  Cornell University, 101

  Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), 53, 97–98, 106, 112–113, 205

  counterterrorism. See FBI;

  surveillance; war on terror

  Cromitie, James, 138–52, 190–91, 197, 202, 222, 235, 236

  See also Newburgh Four

  Cummings, Arthur, 40-44, 51, 226–27

  Daily Show, The, 204

  Dallas, Texas, terror plot, 211–13

  D’Amuro, Pat, 39–41

  Davis, Anthony. See Abdul-Latif, Abu Khalid

  Dawadi. See Eldawoody, Osama

  DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration), 28, 29, 47, 106

  Decatur, Illinois, terror plot. See Finton, Michael

  Delta, 45-46

  See also FBI: data tracking

  Demarest, Joseph, 150

  Department of Homeland Security 41, 227–28

  Department of Justice:

  evaluation of immigration judges, 96;

  function and mission, 23, 157, 206;

  manipulation of terror-related information, 71–72, 203, 206–207, 213–17, 226;

  position on FBI practice of trash covers, 102;

  public relations, 71–72, 203, 213–214;

  terrorism prosecutions 11–12, 14, 16–17, 24, 30, 33, 85–86, 88, 215–16, 234–35;

  use of informants, 154;

  use of terrorism experts, 128–29;

  See also exaggeration of terrorism threat by the U.S. government; FBI; war on terror

  deportation, 93–101, 103, 120, 164

  See also FBI: informant recruitment methods; ICE; immigration

  DiLauro, Michael A., 66

  Dimitri, William A., 66

  DIOG (Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide), 41–42, 51, 101

  See also FBI: policy

  Dirty Bomber, The, 91–92, 95, 128

  disruption (FBI counterterrorism policy), 26

  See also FBI: policy

  Domain Management, 48–55

  See also FBI: data tracking

  Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide, 41–42, 51, 101 See also FBI: policy

  Domingue, Frederick, Jr. See Walli Mujahidh

  Drug Enforcement Administration, 28, 29, 47, 106

  drug stings compared to terror stings, 28-29, 57–58, 206–207

  Dube, James, 66

  Duka, Dritan, 164–68, 235

  See also Fort Dix Five

  Duka, Eljvir, 164–68

  See also Fort Dix Five

  Duka, Shain, 164–68

  See also Fort Dix Five

  Egypt, 30, 31, 95, 97, 108, 164–65, 216

  Egyptian Islamic Jihad, 97

  El Al Airlines, 30, 234–35

  Eldawoody, Osama, 31–32

  Elgindy, Amr I., 216

  Elshafay, James, 31–32

  Emerson, Steven, 129

  See also terrorism experts

  entrapment, 22–23, 150, 162, 179, 181, 196–98, 205–206, 223, 225–26

  Espionage Act, 33

  Evans, Bill, 228–30

  exaggeration of terrorism threat by the U.S. government, 16–17, 33, 72–73, 145–46, 201–217, 224–25, 234–36

  See also entrapment; FBI: criticism of; media coverage of terrorism; press conferences and press releases

  extraordinary rendition, 137

  See also deportation; ICE; immigration

  extremism and extremists, 227–32

  See also Islam: extremism and extremists; Kane, Jerry R.; Ku Klux Klan; sovereign citizen movement; terrorism: domestic; white supremacist movement

  Facebook, 20, 25, 102, 214

  Farahi, Foad, 91–100, 111, 137

  Farhane, Abdulrahman, 159–60

  FBI:

  accountability, 157–58, 179–80; 195–96, 214–216, 224–25;

  attitude toward Islam, 53;

  budget and finances, 16–17, 44, 201–202, 234;

  coercion of informants, 91–114;

  community outreach programs, 49–50;

  criticized by current and former agents, lawyers, and government officials, 32-33, 49, 68–69, 112–13, 157, 195–96, 205, 207–211, 231–32;

  culture of, 207–211;

  data tracking, 11, 44–55 See also Delta; Domain Management;

  exaggeration of terrorism threat (see exaggeration of terrorism threat by the U.S. government; see also entrapment; media coverage of terrorism; press conferences and press releases);

  failure to record conversations in stings, 139, 148, 181–99;

  history, 16, 27, 28, 35–47, 50–51, 57, 232–33;

  informant recruitment methods, 50, 54, 91–114, 120–21 (see also deportation; immigration; no-fly list; trash covers);

  lawsuits against, 54, 105, 107 (see also ACLU, CAIR);

  management of informants, 45-46, 61–62, 77, 114, 126, 137, 151–52, 156;

  policy, 30, 37–38, 42–44, 54–55, 97, 100–101, 152, 198, 205–206 (see also DIOG, trash covers);

  selection of sting targets, 158;

  structure, 39–41, 47;

  surveillance of Muslim communities, 16–17, 26–27, 42–44, 48–55, 91–114, 137–38, 159, 193–94, 209–211, 217, 225–27, 232 (see also Muslim communities in the United States; surveillance);

  use of technology, 46, 195, 213 (see also FBI: data tracking)

  FBI Academy, 51-52

  FBI National Academy Associates, 51-52

  Ferdaus, Rezwan, 174–75, 180

  Finton, Michael, 171–74, 180, 235

  First Amendment. See ACLU; CAIR; civil rights

  Fitzpatrick, William, 167–68

  Florida International University, 94

  Fort Dix Five, 163–68, 171, 197, 216, 235

  Fort Hood, Texas, 26

  Fort, Jeff, 77–79, 84

  Fountain Place terror plot, 211–13

  Fox News, 227

  See also media coverage of terrorism

  Freeh, Louis, 36, 46

  Frontline, 213–14

  See also media coverage of terrorism

  Fuller, Myron, 209–211

  Fuller, Robert, 137-139, 142, 145, 148–49, 162

  funding of counterterrorism. See FBI: budget and finances

  Gaddafi, Muammar, 33, 78

  George Washington University, 128

  Georgetown University, 198

  German, Michael, 207–208

  Gilbert, Howard, 58–67, 73, 87-88, 89, 95

  Gonzales, Alberto, 72, 204

  Good Morning Amer
ica, 211–13

  See also media coverage of terrorism

  Grand Central Station terror plot. See Zazi, Najibullah

  Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, 12, 41, 161, 215

  Hadayet, Hesham Mohamed, 30, 234–35

  Hamas, 24, 81, 216

  Harpers Ferry, 235–36

  Harrington, Thomas J., 41

  Harry’s Game, 236

  Hassan, Nidal, 26

  Hastbacka, Mark, 67, 77

  hawaladars, 158–59

  Hayat, Umer, 194–95

  Hayat, Hamid, 194–95, 235

  Herald Square terror plot. See Siraj, Shahawar Matin

  Herrera, Naudimar, 68, 83, 86

  See also Liberty City Seven

  Hogan’s Alley, 51

  Holder, Eric, 12, 13, 34, 105, 205–206, 215–16

  Holliday, Carey, 95–96

  Hoover, J. Edgar, 16, 26, 28, 57, 196

  See also FBI: history

  Hossain, Mohammed, 115–135, 216, 222, 235

  House of Knowledge bookstore, 158–60

  Houston, Texas, terrorism prosecution, 225

  Hussain, Haris, 153–54

  Hussain, Muhammad. See Martinez, Anthony

  Hussain, Shahed, 115–54, 161–62, 163, 190–191, 219–224

  biography of, 118–20;

  Department of Motor Vehicles scam, 119–20, 137;

  dishonest bankruptcy filing, 136;

  involvement in Khalifah Al-Akili sting, 219–24

  involvement in Mohammed Hossain sting, 115–27, 132–34;

  involvement in Newburgh Four sting, 137–49, 190–91;

  purchase and ownership of Crest Inn Suites and Cottages, 136–37, 153–54

  hype. See exaggeration of terrorism threat by the U.S. government; media coverage of terrorism; press conferences and press releases

  ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), 95–96, 100

  Immigrants’ List, 98

  immigration, 12, 15, 48, 50, 60, 64, 92–102, 106, 107, 113-114, 119, 137, 227

  See also deportation; FBI: informant recruitment methods; ICE; political asylum

  Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 95–96, 100

  informants. See Alanssi, Mohamed; Assaad, Elie; Bakalli, Besnik; Eldawoody, Osama; Gilbert, Howard; Hussain, Shahed; Khan, Naseem; Martinez, Luis; Monteilh, Craig; Omar, Mahmoud; Saidi, Abbas al-; Shelby, Theodore;

  as agents provocateurs, 13-14, 16, 24, 30, 32–33, 57–58, 88, 197, 223 (see also entrapment);

  characteristics of, 61–62, 114, 132, 136, 151–53;

  compensation of, 32, 45, 64, 87, 129, 137, 149, 151–53, 162, 168, 171, 175, 178, 193; criminality among, 106, 114, 136–37, 155–81, 190, 223–24 (see also Abdul-Latif, Abu Khalid; Bulger, Whitey; Ferdaus, Rezwan; Finton, Michael; Fort Dix Five; Hussain, Shahed; Martinez, Luis; Shareef, Derrick; Shelby, Theodore);

 

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