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Re: Terrorist plot?
Back in the good old anti Vietnam War year I was associated with a group that was infiltrated by federal agents under the COINTELPRO (Counter Intelligence Program).
They used the same tactics then which was trying to get the groups which they have infiltrated to commit violent acts that discredit them.
It was not new even back then as the French phrase "agent provocateur" existed long before the Vietnam War.
from Wikipedia:
An agent provocateur may be a police officer or a secret agent of police who encourages suspects to carry out a crime under conditions where evidence can be obtained; or who suggests the commission of a crime to another, in hopes they will go along with the suggestion and be convicted of the crime.
A political organization or government may use agents provocateurs against political opponents. The provocateurs try to incite the opponent to do counter-productive or ineffective acts to foster public disdain—or provide a pretext for aggression against the opponent (see Red-baiting).
Historically, labor spies, hired to infiltrate, monitor, disrupt, or subvert union activities, have used agent provocateur tactics.
Agent provocateur activities raise ethical and legal issues. In common law jurisdictions, the legal concept of entrapment may apply if the main impetus for the crime was the provocateur.
Back in the good old anti Vietnam War year I was associated with a group that was infiltrated by federal agents under the COINTELPRO (Counter Intelligence Program).
They used the same tactics then which was trying to get the groups which they have infiltrated to commit violent acts that discredit them.
It was not new even back then as the French phrase "agent provocateur" existed long before the Vietnam War.
from Wikipedia:
An agent provocateur may be a police officer or a secret agent of police who encourages suspects to carry out a crime under conditions where evidence can be obtained; or who suggests the commission of a crime to another, in hopes they will go along with the suggestion and be convicted of the crime.
A political organization or government may use agents provocateurs against political opponents. The provocateurs try to incite the opponent to do counter-productive or ineffective acts to foster public disdain—or provide a pretext for aggression against the opponent (see Red-baiting).
Historically, labor spies, hired to infiltrate, monitor, disrupt, or subvert union activities, have used agent provocateur tactics.
Agent provocateur activities raise ethical and legal issues. In common law jurisdictions, the legal concept of entrapment may apply if the main impetus for the crime was the provocateur.
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