An FBI Counterterrorism Agent Tracked Me Down Because I Took a Picture of This

Re:An FBI Counterterrorism Agent Tracked Me Down Because I T... by jpmattia on Monday July 14, 2014 @10:28PM (#8034408)

> If it helps, several terrorists have been caught due to conducting surveillance. It usually the best time to capture them, since they haven't conducted an attack that kills anyone yet

I have to ask: If they have not conducted an attack, how was it determined that they were a terrorist?

Edit: A link to an example might be helpful.

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Re:An FBI Counterterrorism Agent Tracked Me Down Because I T... by seanflyon on Monday July 14, 2014 @11:17PM (#8034569)

Because they were recruited by an FBI agent posing as a terrorist recruiter.

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Re:An FBI Counterterrorism Agent Tracked Me Down Because I T... by thret on Monday July 14, 2014 @11:33PM (#8034627)

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/the-fbi-hatched-some-crazy...

It is difficult to determine the efficacy of this strategy although of course it results in successful terrorist arrests.

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Re:An FBI Counterterrorism Agent Tracked Me Down Because I T... by phaus on Monday July 14, 2014 @10:44PM (#8034466)

Well, if they want to be successful terrorists, there will probably be a pretty elaborate planning phase that generates quite a bit of evidence.

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Re:An FBI Counterterrorism Agent Tracked Me Down Because I T... by grugq on Monday July 14, 2014 @11:22PM (#8034596)

Here is a recent example: http://www.propublica.org/article/how-hezbollah-trained-an-o...

There are others.

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Re:An FBI Counterterrorism Agent Tracked Me Down Because I T... by grecy on Monday July 14, 2014 @10:42PM (#8034462)

Thoughtcrime, citizen.

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