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
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
Al-Akili, Kalifah, 219–24
Alanssi, Mohamed, 158–63
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
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
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.
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
Begin, Menachem, 236
Bergman, Lowell, 13–15
Berky, Rad, 70
See also media coverage of terrorism
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
Brandenburg v. Ohio, 110
Briccetti, Vincent L., 190–91
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
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
Cole, David D., 198
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
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
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
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;
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
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
Fountain Place terror plot, 211–13
Fox News, 227
See also media coverage of terrorism
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
George Washington University, 128
Georgetown University, 198
German, Michael, 207–208
Gilbert, Howard, 58–67, 73, 87-88, 89, 95
Good Morning America, 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
Harpers Ferry, 235–36
Harrington, Thomas J., 41
Harry’s Game, 236
Hassan, Nidal, 26
hawaladars, 158–59
Hayat, Umer, 194–95
Herald Square terror plot. See Siraj, Shahawar Matin
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);
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
International Protective Services, 58, 67
Investigative Project on Terrorism Foundation, 129
IRA (Irish Republican Army), 236
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;
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
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
See also terrorism experts
See also anti-Semitism; extremism and extremists; terrorism: domestic; white supremacist movement
Lackawanna Six, 27, 202–203, 233
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
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 Police, 64
Moayad, Mohammed Ali Hassan al-, 159, 162, 163
Mohammed, Khalid Sheikh, 12, 25, 215–16
Mohamud, Mohamed Osman, 182–90, 195, 204–206, 235
Moorish Science Temple, 74, 77, 84
Moretto, Charlie, 156
Morgado, Mildred, 95
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
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
overstatement. See exaggeration of terrorism threat by the U.S. government; media coverage of terrorism; press conferences and press releases
Pacheco, Gabby, 96
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
Paul Findley Federal Building terror plot. See Finton, Michael
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
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.
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
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
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
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
Shamsuddin Islamic Center, 91-92, 95, 99
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
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
surveillance, 68–69, 75, 104, 213–214, 231
See also FBI: surveillance of Muslim communities
Tabor, Michael, 213
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);
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
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 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
See also anti-Semitism; extremism and extremists; Ku Klux Klan; right-wing extremism; terrorism: domestic
See also Newburgh Four
See also Newburgh Four
Winter, Keith, 66
Wired magazine, 53
Withers, Ernest, 57
World Trade Center:
attack in 1993, 31, 35–36, 39, 210–11
attack on September 11, 2001 (see September 11, 2001)
Woudenberg, John, 175
Wright, Kathleen, 100–101
Wrigley Field terror plot, 226
Yale Unversity, 110
Yazid, Mustafa Abu al-, 97
Yemen:
birthplace of the Lackawanna Six, 27;
community in Brooklyn, New York, 159;
connection to Abbas al- Saidi, 73, 75, 78;
connection to Mohamed Alanssi, 158, 162–63;
connection to Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 184–85;
home of Anwar Al-Awlaki, 25–26, 185;
referenced in George W. Bush’s 2003 State of the Union address, 202;
United States at war with, 33;
visit by Tarek Mehanna, 108–110
Yousef, Ramzi, 35–36
Zawahiri, Ayman al-, 193