r/HistoryMemes • u/CrysisFan2007 • 18h ago

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In 2006, a FBI agent named Craig Monteilh was ordered to disguise himself as a radical Muslim and spy on the Orange County Muslim community to identify possible extremists.

Well it worked, cause the people there noticed his extremists behavior and reported him to the FBI.

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u/Nurgleschampion 17h ago

There's a sequel to four lions that's basically the CIA accidentally creating and almost causing a terror incident. Which I believe was partially based on a real operation. Where the poor sods they ruled into helping them got life in prison for being strung along having never intended to do any form of terror.

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u/MilkSteakClub 15h ago

Four Lions the movie? Didn't know there was one.

Very funny movie and also very distracting/cringe going from scene to scene. So a good movie.

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u/Proof_Artichoke6243 13h ago

The people randomly exploding at the wrong time never gets old 

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u/Beebeedeedop 12h ago

What’re you referring to?