False Terror

The US government is targeting and entrapping people, in order to create a climate of fear.  NYU School of Law released a report documenting some of the abuses.

The government played a significant role
in instigating and devising the three plots
featured in this Report—plots the government
then “foiled” and charged the defendants
with. The defendants in these cases were all
convicted and are facing prison sentences
of 25 years to life. These prosecutions—and
others that similarly rely on the abusive use of
informants—are central to the government’s
claim that the country faces a “homegrown
threat” of terrorism. Serious questions have
been raised about the government’s role
in each of these cases, as well as around
the set of laws that have facilitated these
practices.

The report is available here.