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How Australian undercover police ‘fed’ an autistic 13-year-old’s fixation with Islamic State

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    Halfdan
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    2014: The Guardian: Government agents 'directly involved' in most high-profile US terror plots 2015: The Intercept_: The Sting - How the FBI Created a Terrorist Insane that this is still happening.
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    1. Dr_Amazing
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      I definitely thought that this was going to be an old story. A lot of this came out in the states where undercover agents were joining antiwar and Muslim groups and steering them towards...

      I definitely thought that this was going to be an old story. A lot of this came out in the states where undercover agents were joining antiwar and Muslim groups and steering them towards extremism. There were all these examples of undercover cops being reported to their own agencies because people thought they were potential terrorists.

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    Picklauz
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    How can this be okayed, why and who thought this would be a good idea? Will any charges be made as a result (knowing full well likely not...)? How could the police psychologist think this was...

    How can this be okayed, why and who thought this would be a good idea? Will any charges be made as a result (knowing full well likely not...)? How could the police psychologist think this was reasonable!? So many questions.

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    1. boxer_dogs_dance
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      If your purpose is to achieve an arrest for terrorism...

      If your purpose is to achieve an arrest for terrorism...

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