Informants

“It literally boils down into,
if you cannot find terrorists within
the Muslim community, make terrorists.
Create the terrorists.”

YASSIR FAZAGA
Imam, Orange County Islamic Foundation

Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit takes you inside the shadowy world of FBI informants.
Meet the shady characters spying on orders from the FBI. During the course of this investigation, Al Jazeera met some of the men who spied on US communities on orders from the FBI.

After the 9/11 attacks, Griffin moved over to the FBI. He pretended to convert to Islam, and told the local Muslim community that he was trying to make amends for misdeeds in Iraq. The FBI gave Griffin a codename: The Trainer. He offered to teach young Muslim men how to fire weapons.
“It’s basically my responsibility for the training. You are my brothers, so I’m going to protect you with every knowledge, every bone in my body,” he is heard saying on FBI footage obtained by Al Jazeera.

The targets of FBI sting operations rarely have connections overseas or significant economic resources. In some cases, they are not only broke but also mentally ill. The target of a Seattle sting, Walli Mujahidh, had been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, according to court records. He had trouble distinguishing between reality and fantasy.


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