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THC 41: Trevor Aaronson | Terror Factory: Inside The FBI’s Manufactured War on Terrorism
Liberty City Seven, Political Timing of Terror Indictments
The 2006 indictment of the Liberty City Seven in Miami is presented as a distraction from a New York Times report on illegal government banking surveillance. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales claimed the group was declaring a "ground war" on the U.S., despite the defendants having no weapons and no actual connection to Al-Qaeda. The media often acts as a "lapdog," parroting government narratives during the initial arrest phase and only questioning the validity of the "foiled plots" years later.