Reply #4: For the sake of argument, say I was a terrorist... [View All]

[Karmakaze]

now, say I was now a target of the war on terror, and was suspicious of my communication channels or lower ranking personnel. How would I check my security?

Well, to me it seems pretty obvious - come up with a series of phony plots that I do not intend to carry out then channel by channel, person by person test each by transmitting a phony plot to them.

It would take time, and each plot would have to be something that would cause a visible reaction from the authorities.

So say Muhammad just joined my group in the last few months - I tell him he is going to coordinate a plot to bomb the subway in NY, and then tell him to coordinate with trusted members.

If the plot is revealed - detectable by the increased security or media reports about it - then I know Muhammad is a plant or talked to a plant. If it is not revealed I simply call off the mission saying other plans have instead been made.

How many of these plots we hear about in the press are such tests? Do you think we would ever be told if the person who informed the US about the plot wound up dead? I don't think so.