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> many of these recent "terrorist incidents", not 9/11, were in fact created by our own agencies I don't think they consciously did it. But I do think our pol
by Zelphyr 13y ago
> many of these recent "terrorist incidents", not 9/11, were in fact created by our own agencies
I don't think they consciously did it. But I do think our policies and heavy-handedness have created more terrorists than we've defeated.
- mpweiher 13y agoWhile the indirect creation of terrorists is certainly also a factor, the direct method of creating plots that you can then "foil" has been widely documented and analyzed: http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2007/may/11/paid-fbi-informant-egged-on-terror-suspects/ http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2007/may/11/paid-fbi-info... http://politicalscience.osu.edu/faculty/jmueller/absisfin.pdf http://politicalscience.osu.edu/faculty/jmueller/absisfin.pd... http://politicalscience.osu.edu/faculty/jmueller/since.html http://politicalscience.osu.edu/faculty/jmueller/since.html http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120917/05193620404/fbi-continues-to-foil-its-own-devised-terrorist-plots.shtml http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120917/05193620404/fbi-co...