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The FBI Hunted a Terror Suspect in Boston—Too Bad It Wasn't Tamerlan Tsarnaev

In 2011, the FBI focused on a suspect with a far-fetched scheme—right as it stopped tracking the Boston Marathon bomber.

Tue Apr. 23, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Inside the Terror Factory

Award-winning journalist Trevor Aaronson digs deep into the FBI’s massive efforts to create fake terrorist plots.

Fri Jan. 11, 2013 4:01 AM PST

"This Is for Destroying Airplanes"

Secret video shot by an FBI superinformant on the job.

Fri Aug. 12, 2011 12:19 PM PDT

The Best Terrorists Money Can Buy

Broke-ass losers. Big talkers. Ninja wannabes. How dangerous are the FBI's sting targets?

September/October 2011 Issue

Terms of Entrapment: A Guide to Counterterrorism Jargon

September/October 2011 Issue

Timeline: The Making of an FBI Superinformant

Busted for scamming the DMV, Shahed Hussain turned state's evidence—and found a new career.

September/October 2011 Issue

About That Model Airplane Terror Plot...

Another alleged terrorist was just busted by the FBI. But is the bureau preventing plots—or leading them?

September/October 2011 Issue
 

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