Man Arrested In Plot To Blow Up Oklahoma Bank, Had Considered Federal Reserve Building
"This arrest is the culmination of a long-term domestic terrorism investigation involving an undercover operation, during which Varnell had been monitored closely for months as the alleged bomb plot developed," federal prosecutors said in a statement. "The device was actually inert, and the public was not in danger.
Prosecutors said that during the investigation an undercover agent had posed as a co-conspirator and agreed to help Varnell build what he believed was a 1,000-pound (454 kg) explosive.”
Just like they do with “Muslim terrorists”. Help create the threat, then pretend to be the heroes. Easy way to create fear of a certain group or ideology with the public.
"The Terror Factory" by Trevor Aaronson is a great book chronicling the FBI's sting (entrapment) program since 9/11, justifying their "terror war" budget.
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