NY Times: 'FBI Foils Its Own Terrorist Plots' 573
Fluffeh writes "Breaking up terrorist plots is one of the main goals of the FBI these days. If it can't do that, well, it seems making plots up and then valiantly stopping them is okay too — but the NY Times is calling them on it. 'The United States has been narrowly saved from lethal terrorist plots in recent years — or so it has seemed. A would-be suicide bomber was intercepted on his way to the Capitol; a scheme to bomb synagogues and shoot Stinger missiles at military aircraft was developed by men in Newburgh, N.Y.; and a fanciful idea to fly explosive-laden model planes into the Pentagon and the Capitol was hatched in Massachusetts. But all these dramas were facilitated by the F.B.I., whose undercover agents and informers posed as terrorists offering a dummy missile, fake C-4 explosives, a disarmed suicide vest and rudimentary training. Suspects naïvely played their parts until they were arrested.'"
Re:It's not Entrapment. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Odd... (Score:5, Funny)
If the catch a predator people offered the perps $50k to come have sex with them, you might have a similar situation.
$50k to have sex with Chris Hansen? I'm in.
Re:Odd... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:May Day Proceed (Score:5, Funny)
Sounds like a plan to m.... waaaaait a minute.
Re:It's not Entrapment. (Score:5, Funny)
That describes most genuine suicide bombers as well.
What the FBI needs is a bunch of borderline tard agents so they can arrest each other.