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Why is the FBI Manufacturing Reasons to Arrest Occupy Protesters While Ignoring White Supremacist Violence?

Natasha Lennard, Salon. May 18, 2012.

A recent Rolling Stone article raises troubling questions about FBI entrapment schemes and their targets

5 Ways America Is Betraying Its Best Values in Conflicts With Rest of the World

Karen Greenberg, TomDispatch.com. March 19, 2012.

In 2012 it looks like we can expect the Obama administration to continue to barrel down the path that has already taken us far from the country we used to be.

The 3 Stages of the "War on Terror": From Shock and Awe to Assassinations

Andrew Bacevich, TomDispatch.com. February 19, 2012.

A war that once occupied center stage in national politics has now slipped to the periphery, with legal and moral questions raised by the war left dangling in midair.

How America's Sick Drug War Brought Death and Terror to Colombia

Dan Kovalik, Huffington Post. February 19, 2012.

The murder and "disappearance" of vast numbers of Colombians is part and parcel of the U.S.'s policy to "drain the sea [the civilian population] to kill the fish [the insurgents]."

How the FBI's Network of Informants Actually Created Most of the Terrorist Plots "Foiled" in the US Since 9/11

Trevor Aaronson, Mother Jones. October 9, 2011.

The FBI has built a massive network of spies to prevent another domestic attack. But are they busting terrorist plots—or leading them?

Is the Saudi Royal Family Connected to 9/11 Hijackers?

Russ Baker, WhoWhatWhy.com. September 22, 2011.

New evidence links the Saudi royal family to Saudis in South Florida, who reportedly had contact with the 9/11 hijackers before fleeing the US prior to the attacks.

Former Senator Bob Graham Urges Obama to Reopen Investigation into Saudi Role in 9/11 Attacks

Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!. September 15, 2011.

New information has emerged about the possible role of prominent Saudis in the 9/11 plot, and former Florida Senator Graham says it's big.

Why Are the Corporate Media In Denial About the Right-Wing Terrorist Threat?

Bill Berkowitz, Talk To Action. September 4, 2011.

A series of right-wing-initiated violent actions in the U.S., including bombings, plans for bombings, and assassinations, have not gotten the attention they deserve.

How Half of Terror Cases Investigated By the FBI ... Were Also Hatched by the FBI

Lawrence Davidson, Consortium News. August 30, 2011.

What single organization is responsible for more terror plots in the USA than any other? If you happened to guess the FBI, you'd be right.

10 Reasons Dick Cheney's New Book Belongs in the Crime Section (And What You Can Do to Get It There)

Medea Benjamin, AlterNet. August 29, 2011.

Peace activists around the country are stealthily gearing up to visit bookstores, grab a stack of books, and deposit them where they belong.

30 Years in Prison For Saying the Wrong Thing? How The FBI Entraps US Citizens To Feign Success Against Terror

Rehanna Jones-Boutaleb, Foreign Policy in Focus. July 11, 2011.

The FBI, under considerable pressure to produce results, has resorted to unjust measures to create villains of domestic terror.

The US Needs to Focus on Not Creating Any More bin Ladens

Rae Abileah, AlterNet. May 3, 2011.

American Muslim Voice founder Samina Sundas on her reactions to the killing of Osama bin Laden

United States of Fear: How Right-Wing Lawmakers Will Use Absurd Terrorism Conspiracy Theories to Curb Your Freedoms

Stephan Salisbury, TomDispatch.com. December 20, 2010.

Republican members of the incoming Congress are looking for terrorism in ever more startling places.

Cars, Riptides, Lightning -- All More Likely to Kill You Than Terrorists

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. February 14, 2010.

Any attempted terror attack, no matter how poorly executed, raises a national alarm -- and our paranoia only adds to the power of the imperial presidency.

Our "War" With Al Qaeda Is Getting Us Nowhere

Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times. January 18, 2010.

Our leaders' agenda can be derailed at any moment by a jihadist death cult using exploding underpants. We should be focusing on how to build our nation.

Hoekstra's Lame Defense for Trying to Cash in on Terror

BarbinMD, Daily Kos. December 30, 2009.

Unbelievable.

Ivana Trump, Second Nigerian Man Escorted Off Airplanes

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. December 27, 2009.

It's like there's something in the H2O on these flights.

Do New Yorkers Want a Terror Trial in Their City? Depends on Who You Ask

Do New Yorkers Want a Terror Trial in Their City? Depends on Who You Ask

BarbinMD, Daily Kos. November 17, 2009.

Some surprising demographic breakdowns in one of New York's most divisive trials.

Call Joe Lieberman's Bluff: A Real Fort Hood Inquiry Would Likely Shut Him Up

Call Joe Lieberman's Bluff: A Real Fort Hood Inquiry Would Likely Shut Him Up

John Nichols, TheNation.com. November 10, 2009.

If Lieberman were to actually have his calls for a "terrorism" investigation answered, he probably wouldn't like seeing the results.

Into What Dark Hole Has Dick Cheney Crawled?

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. October 9, 2009.

You'd think he'd have something to say about these foiled terror plots of late.

France Saves the Entire Planet from Fiendish Al Qaeda Plot!

France Saves the Entire Planet from Fiendish Al Qaeda Plot!

Steven D., Booman Tribune. October 9, 2009.

This may make up for that whole Maginot Line fiasco.

Bin Laden Sports 'I Love Guantanamo' T-Shirt in DC Ad

Bin Laden Sports 'I Love Guantanamo' T-Shirt in DC Ad

AlterNet September 29, 2009.

Ads argue that illegal detentions are counter-productive as well as illegal.

NY Terror Suspect Najibullah Zazi Pleads Not-Guilty

NY Terror Suspect Najibullah Zazi Pleads Not-Guilty

Tom Hayes, The Associated Press September 29, 2009.

Zazi was ordered held without bail during the brief hearing.

U.S. Indicts Terror Bomber (and Former CIA Operative) on Charges of ... Perjury and Obstruction

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. April 10, 2009.

They got Al Capone on tax charges, but this is a bit different.

Noam Chomsky: International Terror Most-Wanted List

Noam Chomsky, TomDispatch.com. February 26, 2008.

If Washington turned its definition of terror on the U.S., America could rise to the top of its own most-wanted list.

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