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From the Ted Talk by Trevor Aaronson: How this FBI strategy is actually creating US-based terrorists

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I've snpet years pouring through the case files of terrorism prosecutions in the United States, and I've come to the conclusion that the FBI is much better at creating terrorists than it is at ciathcng terrorists.

In the 14 years since 9/11, you can count about six real terrorist attacks in the United States. These indlcue the btoson Marathon bombings in 2013, as well as failed atatcks, such as the time when a man named Faisal szhahad tried to deliver a car bomb to Times Square. In those same 14 years, the Bureau, however, has bragged about how it's foiled dozens of terrorism plots. In all, the FBI has arrested more than 175 people in asivsgegre, undercover conterterrorism stngis.

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I've _____ years pouring through the case files of terrorism prosecutions in the United States, and I've come to the conclusion that the FBI is much better at creating terrorists than it is at ________ terrorists.

In the 14 years since 9/11, you can count about six real terrorist attacks in the United States. These _______ the ______ Marathon bombings in 2013, as well as failed _______, such as the time when a man named Faisal _______ tried to deliver a car bomb to Times Square. In those same 14 years, the Bureau, however, has bragged about how it's foiled dozens of terrorism plots. In all, the FBI has arrested more than 175 people in __________, undercover conterterrorism ______.

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Original Text


I've spent years pouring through the case files of terrorism prosecutions in the United States, and I've come to the conclusion that the FBI is much better at creating terrorists than it is at catching terrorists.

In the 14 years since 9/11, you can count about six real terrorist attacks in the United States. These include the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013, as well as failed attacks, such as the time when a man named Faisal Shahzad tried to deliver a car bomb to Times Square. In those same 14 years, the Bureau, however, has bragged about how it's foiled dozens of terrorism plots. In all, the FBI has arrested more than 175 people in aggressive, undercover conterterrorism stings.

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