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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

Duka, Dritan,
164–68
,
235

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

El Al Airlines,
30
,
234–35

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

Facebook,
20
,
25
,
102
,
214

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
;

structure,
39–41
,
47
;

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

Ferdaus, Rezwan,
174–75
,
180

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

Fort, Jeff,
77–79
,
84

Fountain Place terror plot,
211–13

Fox News,
227

See also
media coverage of terrorism

Freeh, Louis,
36
,
46

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

Gaddafi, Muammar,
33
,
78

George Washington University,
128

Georgetown University,
198

German, Michael,
207–208

Gilbert, Howard,
58–67
,
73
,
87-88
,
89
,
95

Gonzales, Alberto,
72
,
204

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

Hamas,
24
,
81
,
216

Harpers Ferry,
235–36

Harrington, Thomas J.,
41

Harry's Game
,
236

Hassan, Nidal,
26

Hastbacka, Mark,
67
,
77

hawaladars
,
158–59

Hayat, Umer,
194–95

Hayat, Hamid,
194–95
,
235

Herald Square terror plot.
See
Siraj, Shahawar Matin

Herrera, Naudimar,
68
,
83
,
86

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
);

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