Here’s our list of the top five most bizarre failed terror plots that happened under the watchful eye of the FBI.
My favorite is still that of the Liberty Six, who in an immortal TPM turn of phrase, were so early on in their plan to wage jihad that they hadn’t gotten around to converting to Islam. Though the recent model plane scheme — which I still think could have been very successful — is giving some heady competition.
What’s your favorite? Have we missed any?
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I won’t mention the show. Because these things are often cancelled at the last moment. But I’m going to go on TV this afternoon to debate the targeted killing of Anwar al-Awlaki. And I’m on the ‘for’ position. (These things always get radically simplified. But when asked, do I think it was illegal? No. I don’t.) I suspect this will cause a great deal of consternation for some readers of the site. So I thought I’d explain my thinking in advance. Read More
This morning the Daily Beast made a splash with a quote from Nancy Pelosi trashing President Obama. Only Pelosi didn’t say it. Now the DB says the “writer” misread the notes of a colleague who’d conducted the interview.