kraftiekortie wrote:
I guess the above scenario is theoretically possible--though I don't believe likely. I believe the concept of Islamic terrorism, in conjunction with our dependence on Middle East Oil, would have been sufficient to create a "new enemy." Nowadays, of course, Russia is seeking to become Soviet again, at least somewhat.
In truth, with all this technology at our disposal, ANYTHING is possible.
You describe a phenomenon that is called the MIHOP (make it happen on purpose) v. LIHOP (let it happen on purpose) theory whereby a false flag can be arranged by a group or nation to attack itself (MIHOP) or abandon its defenses just long enough in the right places to allow any one of its enemies to do the job for the group or nation (LIHOP).
A case in point would be the Northwest Airlines Flight 253 case (a.k.a. the "Christmas Day bombing attempt" or the "Underwear Bomber"). Passengers Kurt and Lori Haskell, an American lawyer and his wife, described that:
Wikipedia.org wrote:
...while waiting to board Flight 253 at Schiphol Airport, they saw a "poor-looking African-American teenager around 16 or 17," who Kurt Haskell claims was Abdulmutallab, with a second man, who was "sharp-dressed", possibly of Indian descent, around 50 years old, and who spoke "in an American accent similar to my own."
According to Lori Haskell, the second man told the ticket agent: "We need to get this man on the plane. He doesn't have a passport." The ticket agent said nobody was allowed to board without a passport. The well-dressed man replied: "We do this all the time; he's from Sudan." Lori Haskell said the two men were directed down a corridor, to talk to a manager. "We never saw him again until he tried to blow up our plane," Lori Haskell said of Abdulmutallab.
Only U.S. citizens are permitted to board international flights to the U.S. without passports, and even then only if the airline confirms their identity and citizenship, said a spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). A CBP official and spokesman confirmed there were not any Sudanese refugees on the plane. The Dutch counter-terror agency said that Abdulmutallab presented a valid Nigerian passport and U.S. entry visa when he boarded Flight 253. After reviewing more than 200 hours of security camera recordings, it did not find any indication that he had accomplices at the airport or that he acted suspiciously there.
Haskell suggested authorities should, "Put the video out there to prove I'm wrong." Federal agents later said they were trying to identify and find the well-dressed man. U.S. authorities had initially discounted the passenger accounts, but agents later said there was a growing belief that the man played a role in ensuring Abdulmutallab "did not get cold feet".
As a lawyer, passenger Kurt Haskell requested and received permission to make a victim's statement to the court that was prosecuting the bomber wherein Haskell stated that:
Infowars.com wrote:
...I became further saddened from this case, when Patrick Kennedy of the State Department during Congressional hearings, admitted that Umar was a known terrorist, was being followed, and the U.S. allowed him into the U.S. so that it could catch Umar’s accomplices. I was once again shocked and saddened when Michael Leiter of the National Counter terrorism Center admitted during these same hearings that intentionally letting terrorists into the U.S. was a frequent practice of the U.S. Government. I cannot fully explain my sadness, disappointment and fear when I realized that my government allowed an attack on me intentionally....
A very clear case of
admitted LIHOP (or, maybe MIHOP) by U.S. government officials.
22 Dec 2014, 12:06 pm
