evolving role of, 57–58, 135-136;
statistics, 44-45, 112, 156, 235;
See also entrapment; FBI: coercion; FBI: informant recruitment methods; FBI: management of informants; war on terror
Inspire magazine, 25, 185
International Protective Services, 58, 67
Investigative Project on Terrorism Foundation, 129
IRA (Irish Republican Army), 236
Iran, 48, 94–96, 133
Iraq, 10, 26, 32, 48, 108, 120–21, 125, 133
Irish Republican Army, 236
Islam:
converts to, 26, 74, 138, 140, 144, 168, 171, 176, 224;
denominations of, 38, 94, 95;
extremism and extremists, 20, 31, 36, 41, 53, 108–110, 113, 129, 182, 210, 212, 226–27 (see also jihad; salafism);
history, philosophy, and tradition, 112, 122–23, 125, 158–59;
view of terrorism, 98;
See also Muslim communities in the United States
Islam, Talib. See Michael Finton
Islamophobia, 53, 211
Israel, 59, 63, 172–73, 236
Jaish-e-Mohammed, 24, 138, 143–44, 149
Jamaat-e-Islami, 129–31
Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen, 130
Jhones, Ana, 86
jihad, 22, 26, 62, 72, 81, 108–110, 122–25, 129, 132–34, 140, 159–61, 164–67, 172–73, 178, 185, 197, 212 220–22
Jihad Recollections, 185
Jokhan, Shueyb Mosaa, 60, 64, 65
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, 176–77
Joint Terrorism Task Force, 164
See also Western New York
Joint Terrorism Task Force
Jordan, 212
journalism and journalists.
See media coverage of terrorism
Justice Department. See Department of Justice
Kane, Jerry R., 228–32
Kane, Joseph, 228–32
Katz, Rita, 129
See also terrorism experts
Kellogg’s cereal bust, 216
Kelly, Ray, 215
See also NYPD
Kennedy, Edward, 103
Khan, Naseem, 193–95
Khan, Samir, 185
Khera, Farhana, 113
See also civil rights; Muslim Advocates; National Association of Muslim Lawyers
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 26, 45, 57
King, Peter, 215
Kohlmann, Evan, 128–131, 167
See also terrorism experts
Koran, 74, 95, 182
Ku Klux Klan, 26, 38, 45, 110
See also anti-Semitism; extremism and extremists; terrorism: domestic; white supremacist movement
Kurzban, Ira, 93, 98–99
Kuwait, 12, 25, 94
Lackawanna Six, 27, 202–203, 233
Lashkar-e-Taiba, 24, 142
LeBrun, Fred, 131
See also media coverage of terrorism
left-wing extremism, 227–28
See also extremism and extremists
Lemorin, Lyglenson, 68, 83, 85-86
See also Liberty City Seven
Liberty City Seven, 67–89, 180, 195, 203–204, 216
Lindh, John Walker, 172
Lodi, California, terrorism sting, 193–95
lone wolf, 26–27, 30–31, 43-44, 143, 209, 224, 226
See also terrorists: characteristics of
Los Angeles terror plot, 30
Luibrand, Kevin A., 130–31
Lynch, Stephen F., 157
Madoff, Bernie, 233
Mafia. See organized crime
Maldonado, Daniel, 108
Mandela, Nelson, 103, 236
Mandhai, Imran, 59–67, 73, 77, 79, 91, 95, 180, 235
March, Andrew F., 110
Marino, Thomas A., 10
Martinez, Antonio, 19–24, 26, 189–90, 213–214, 235, 236
Martinez, Luis, 155–56
Mashal, Ibraheim “Abe,” 104–105
Masjid Al-Ikhlas, 138–40
Masjid As-Salam, 121
McAvoy, Thomas, 131
McCarthy, Terry, 188
See also media coverage of terrorism
McFeeley, Richard, 214
McMahon, Colleen, 150–51
McMahon, Rory J., 75–76
media coverage of terrorism, 67–68, 70–73, 163, 188, 204, 205, 211–215, 224–225, 231
Mehanna, Tarek, 107–111
mental illness among subjects of terrorism stings, 9–11, 32, 138, 158, 174, 176–78, 193, 226, 235
Metro Transit Police Department, 213
Miami, Florida. See Farahi, Foad; Gilbert, Howard; Liberty City Seven; Padilla, José
Miami Dade College, 94, 96
Miami-Dade Police, 64
Moayad, Mohammed Ali Hassan al-, 159, 162, 163
Mohammed, Khalid Sheikh, 12, 25, 215–16
Mohammed, Prophet, 53, 182
Mohamud, Mohamed Osman, 182–90, 195, 204–206, 235
Monteilh, Craig, 106–107, 113
Moorish Science Temple, 74, 77, 84
Moretto, Charlie, 156
Morgado, Mildred, 95
Mother Jones, 15–16, 219, 223
Mudd, Philip, 47–49, 52
Mueller, Robert, 38–40, 47, 202
mujahideen. See jihad
Mujahidh, Walli, 176–79, 193, 235
Mumbai, India, terrorist attacks, 142
Murphy, Wayne, 45
Murray, Nancy, 110,
Muslim Advocates, 112, 113, 205
See also civil rights
Muslim Alliance in North America, 140
Muslim communities in the United States:
affluence of, 101;
attitudes toward the FBI, 112–114;
FBI surveillance of, 16–17, 26–27, 41–44, 48–55, 91–114, 137–38, 159, 193–94, 209–211, 217, 225–27, 232;
immigration statistics, 100;
in Brooklyn, New York (Yemeni), 159;
in Dearborn, Michigan, 210–11;
in Lodi, California, 193–94;
in Newburgh, New York, 138;
interests and values, 113–114;
likelihood of supporting or harboring terrorists, 209–211;
NYPD surveillance of, 75;
See also FBI: surveillance of Muslim communities; Islam
Napolitano, Janet, 228
National Association of Muslim Lawyers, 113
National Legal Sanctuary for Community Advancement, 97
National Security Agency, 39
National Security Branch, 47, 226
NBC, 67–68
See also media coverage of terrorism
Newburgh Four, 137–153, 190, 202, 215, 222, 235, 236
Newsweek, 215
See also media coverage of terrorism
New York City: Brooklyn terror plot (see Shah, Tarik);
Herald Square terror plot (see Siraj, Shahawar Matin);
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed trial, 12, 215–16;
subway terror plot (see Zazi, Najibullah);
Times Square terror plot (see Shahzad, Faisal);
See also King, Peter; NYPD; September 11, 2011; World Trade Center
New York City Police Department, 75–77, 215
New York magazine, 128
New York Times, 49, 68–69, 72, 110
Niazi, Ahmadullah Sais, 105–107, 111, 113
no-fly list, 103–105, 184
Northeastern University, 174
NYPD (New York City Police Department), 75–77, 215
Obama, Barack, 33, 204, 227–28
Omar, Mahmoud, 164–68
O’Neill, John P., 35-39, 52, 161, 210
Operation Flex, 106–107
Oregon terror plot. See Mohamud, Mohamed Osman
organized crime, 14, 16, 28, 39, 44, 57, 101, 103, 155, 156, 192, 201, 209
Orihuela, Judy, 97
O’Rourke, Kevin, 66
O’Toole, George A., 111
Ouassif, Yassine, 97, 98, 111
overstatement. See exaggera
tion of terrorism threat by the U.S. government; media coverage of terrorism; press conferences and press releases
Pacheco, Gabby, 96
Padilla, José, 91–92, 95, 128
Pakistan. See Ahmed, Farooque; Al-Akili, Khalifa; Al Qaeda; Fuller, Myron; Hayat, Hamid; Hayat, Umer; Hussain, Shahed; Jamaat-e-Islami; Khan, Naseem; Lashkar-e-Taiba; Mohammed, Khalid Sheikh; Mohamud, Mohamed Osman; Siraj, Shahawar Matin; Smadi, Hosam; Yazid, Mustafa Abu al-; Yousef, Ramzi; Zazi, Najibullah
Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence, 36
Palestinian Islamic Jihad, 24
Paudert, Bob, 229–32
Paudert, Brandon, 228–32, 234
Paul Findley Federal Building terror plot. See Finton, Michael
Payen, Laguerre, 145, 148–50
See also Newburgh Four
PBS, 213–14
See also media coverage of terrorism
Pedicini, Michael, 216
Pennsylvania terror stings.
See Al-Akili, Khalifah;
Reynolds, Michael Curtis
performance incentives. See informants: compensation of
Phanor, Stanley, 68, 83
See also Liberty City Seven
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 140–41, 165
Pioneer Square terror plot. See Mohamud, Mohamed Osman
Pistole, John, 203–204
Pittsburgh terror sting. See Al-Akili, Khalifah.
political asylum, 92–93, 95, 98–99, 119
See also immigration
polygraph, 61–62, 93, 180, 183
Portland, Oregon, terror plot.
See Mohamud, Mohamed Osman
preemption (FBI counterterrorism policy), 26, 86
See also FBI: policy
press conferences and press releases, 10, 23, 71–73, 150, 203–204, 205–206, 213
See also exaggeration of terrorism threat by the U.S. government; media coverage of terrorism prevention (FBI counterterrorism policy), 26
See also FBI: policy
Priest, Dana, 214
See also media coverage of terrorism
privacy. See FBI: surveillance of Muslim communities; surveillance
profiling, 225, 227
See also civil rights
public relations. See exaggeration of terrorism threat by the U.S. government; media coverage of terrorism; press conferences and press releases
public transit terror plots. See Ahmed, Farooque; Siraj, Shahawar Matin; Zazi, Najibullah
Quantico, Virginia, 50
racial profiling, 225
See also civil rights
Rahman, Abdul. See Cromitie, James
Rameau, Max, 69
Reagan, Ronald, 28, 61
recorder malfunction. See FBI: failure to record conversations in stings redemption. See sovereign citizen movement
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, 216
Reynolds, Michael Curtis, 9–11, 13, 14, 17
Rice, Condoleezza, 103
right-wing extremism, 227–232
See also extremism and extremists, Kane, Jerry R.; Ku Klux Klan; sovereign citizen movement; terrorism: domestic; white supremacist movement
Ringel, Keith, 65-66
Riverdale, New York, terror plot. See Newburgh Four
Rockford, Illinois, terror plot.
See Shareef, Derrick
Rolince, Mike, 102-103
Rosenstein, Rod J., 23
Sabir, Rafiq, 161
SAE Productions, 129
Saidi, Abbas al-, 73, 75–80, 84-87
salafism, 182
Saleh, Tarek, 97–98, 111
Salman al-Farisi, 182
Saudi Arabia, 36, 158, 161, 172
Schumer, Charles E., 46
Sears Tower terror plot. See Liberty City Seven
Seattle, Washington, terror plot. See Abdul-Latif, Abu Khalid
September 11, 2001:
as inspiration to other terrorists, 72, 110;
failure of the U.S. govemment to prevent, 35-39, 210;
impact on FBI budget and finances, 44. 201-217:
impact on interagency cooperation, 47;
impact on U.S. law and juries. 88, 128, 198;
impact on recruitment of informants, 42, 44-46, 93, 155-57, 159;
impact on U.S. Muslim communities, 16, 27, 75, 89, 112, 211, 225;
influence on media coverage of terrorism, 70-73;
influence on U.S. foreign policy, 25-26;
influence on U.S. national security policy, 16-17, 23-27, 35-47, 68-71, 88-89, 103, 213-14, 224-25, 231-33 (see also FBI; no-fly list; surveillance);
terror threats to the United States since, 30-31, 55, 202, 215;
terrorism cases prosecuted since, 11-12, 24, 27-28, 30, 202, 236 (see also terrorism and terrorists);
trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, 12, 215
Seymour, Gerald, 236
Shah, Tarik, 159–62, 219, 235
Shahzad, Faisal, 31, 215, 235
Shamsuddin Islamic Center, 91-92, 95, 99
Shareef, Derrick, 168–71, 180
Shaw, Michele, 178–79
Shelby, Theodore, 160–61, 219–21
Shnewer, Mohamed, 163–68
See also Fort Dix Five
Shukrijumah, Adnan Gulshair El, 63, 91–93, 95
Siraj, Matin Shahawar, 31–32
60 Minutes, 13
See also media coverage of terrorism
Sleeper Cell, 70
Smadi, Hosam, 211–213
Smith, Lamar, 227
Smith, William French, 28
social networking, 20, 25, 102, 214
Somalia, 26, 33, 108, 182–83, 208
Soufan, Ali, 39, 161
sovereign citizen movement, 27, 230–34
See also extremists and extremism; Kane, Jerry R.; right-wing extremism; terrorism: domestic
Springfield, Illinois, terror plot. See Finton, Michael
Sri Lanka, 216
Stalets, Trevor S., 172
Stanford, R. Allen, 233
Stewart, Charles James, 84–85
Stewart International Airport terror plot. See Newburgh Four
Stewart, Jon, 204
See also media coverage of terrorism
Sunshine, Edward R., 94, 96
surveillance, 68–69, 75, 104, 213–214, 231
See also FBI: surveillance of Muslim communities
Syria, 94, 106, 120, 131, 137
Tabor, Michael, 213
Taliban, 172, 212, 223–24
Tamil Tigers, 216, 236
Tatar, Serdar, 164–68
See also Fort Dix Five
Tennant, George, 46
terrorism and terrorists:
attacks in the United States, 30, 55, 201, 207 (see also September 11, 2001; World Trade Center);
characteristics, 30, 31, 43, 54-55, 214, 234, 235 (see also lone wolf);
definition, 12, 235–36;
degree of support within U.S. Muslim communities, 209–211;
domestic, 27, 37, 227–32 (see also extremism and extremists; Kane, Jerry R.; sovereign citizen movement);
Department of Justice list of those prosecuted in the United States since September 11, 2001, 12–13, 215–16;
experts, 128–129, 167 (see also Emerson, Steven; Katz, Rita; Kohlmann, Evan);
financial incentives, 142, 146, 148–49, 235 (see also Newburgh Four);
groups (see Al Qaeda; Al-Shabaab; Egyptian Islamic Jihad; Hamas; Jaish-e-Mohammed; Jamaat-e-Islami; Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen; Ku Klux Klan; Lashkar-e-Taiba; Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia; sovereign citizen movement; Taliban; Tamil Tigers; Virginia Jihad group);
presence within the United States, 24-25, 30-31, 34, 43-44, 70-71, 129, 201, 210–211, 234
(see also exaggeration of terrorism threat by the U.S. government; terrorism: domestic);
reentry into society, 88, 203;
sentencing:
Aref, Yassin, 131;
Brandenburg, Clarence, 110;
general, 197;
/> Finton, Michael, 174;
Fort Dix Five, 168;
Hayat, Hamid, 195;
Hossain, Mohammed, 131
Liberty City Seven, 86;
Mandhai, Imran, 64–65;
Mehanna, Tarek, 111;
Mujahidh, Walli, 179
Newburgh Four, 151;
Padilla, José, 91;
Sabir, Rafiq, 161;
Shah, Tarik, 161;
Shareef, Derrick, 171;
Siraj, Shahawar Matin, 32;
statistics, 30, 33–34, 86–89, 157, 197–99, 206–207, 215, 234–35;
training camps, 27, 30, 31, 43, 62, 64, 108–109, 137, 161, 194–95, 202;
trials:
Abdul-Latif, Abu Khalid, 178–79;
Aref, Yassin, 127–31;
Ferdaus, Rezwan, 175;
Fort Dix Five, 167–68;
general, 87–88, 152, 157, 196–99;
Hayat, Hamid, 195;
Hayat, Umer, 195;
Hossain, Mohammed, 127–31;
Kohlmann, Evan, 128–131;
Liberty City Seven, 85–86, 203;
Mandhai, Imran, 64–65;
masked informant as witness, 225;
Mehanna, Tarek, 108–111;
Moayad, Mohammed Ali Hassan al-, 163;
Mohammed, Khalid Shiekh, 12, 215–16;
Mujahidh, Walli, 178–79;
Newburgh Four, 146, 150–52, 190–91;
terrorism stings compared to drug stings, 29, 57–58, 206–207
Terrorist Screening Center, 103, 105
Thomas, James Marvin, Jr. See Al-Akili, Khalifah
Thomas, Pierre, 211–213
See also media coverage of terrorism
Thompson, Bennie, 227
Tidwell, J. Stephen, 51–55, 87–88, 191, 205
Times Square terror plot. See Shahzad, Faisal
Torres, Saeed. See Shelby, Theodore
Townsend, Frances, 191–92
Trans-Alaska Pipeline, 10, 13
trash covers, 42, 101–102
See also FBI: informant recruitment methods; FBI: policy
trials. See terrorism: trials
Trott, Stephen S., 61
Turley, Jonathan, 128
Twitter. See social networking
University of California, Berkeley, 13
Virginia Jihad group, 128
Wahhaj, Siraj, 140–41
Wahid, Khurrum, 68
war on drugs, 28–29, 57, 206
war on terror, 11–17, 23–27, 33–34, 38–55, 136, 201–217, 224–27
Washington, D.C., terror plot.
See Ahmed, Farooque
Washington Post, 63, 162, 163, 213–14
Watson, Dale, 37–38, 47, 70, 156–57
Wedick, James J., 85, 88, 193–96, 207–208
Western New York Joint Terrorism Task Force 27, 45, 233
See also Joint Terrorism Task Force
West Memphis, Arkansas, domestic terror attack, 228–32
white supremacist movement, 27, 110, 207
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