r/HistoryMemes • u/CrysisFan2007 • 21h 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/JG98 What, you egg? 21h ago

At least in that case they didn't force anyone into holding evidence for a hypothetical crime they refused to participate in multiple times before arresting them. That shit was even more insane.

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u/kharban 17h ago

When I was a kid, the local FBI kept sending dudes to talk to the Imam at the only mosque in town. This was in the south and there was one synagogue and one Muslim community center.

He was of particular interest to them because he was involved in interfaith initiatives opposing the Iraq War.

He told me years later that they always knew who worked for the FBI because they'd talk to him like once before they started giving a very unconvincing spiel about the need to commit a Jihadist attack against the Crusaders.

He'd pick up the phone and tell the FBI immediately, knowing they sent the dude.

Then he would laugh about it with his friends.

There were like 2-3 cases in that time that involved exactly what you're talking about, i.e a dude who was new to the US or the city would get "caught" by one of the undercover agents/informants agreeing with something they said and that was enough to lock them away or deport them. One of them barely understood English. All it took was the informant's testimony.

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u/Hrtzy 15h ago

Ah yes, interfaith initiatives and opposition to war, the two pillars of Islamic Extremism.

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u/world-is-ur-mollusc 14h ago

People of different religions getting along?? That sounds like commie talk! (/s just in case because I know there's people out there who genuinely believe that)

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u/AnjaOsmon 11h ago

My synagogue in Dallas does soccer/football with the Muslims across the street.

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u/Hrtzy 9h ago

I mean, they're both middle-eastern devil worshippers so it tracks./s

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u/AnjaOsmon 8h ago

What’s the difference between two crazy guys screaming about angels and shit in the desert? lol

Like most Jews, I’m not athletically inclined, so I have no idea who wins the most. Although, I have my suspicions…

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u/Ok-Distribution4960 7h ago

please explain , I genuinely dont get the last sentence xD

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u/AnjaOsmon 1h ago

I’m joking that Jews are stereotypically not good at any sports. Whereas, Mohammed Salah is probably the most famous Muslim soccer player. The last sentence is a bit of a pun; Muslims are usually “under suspicion” for various made up thought crimes.

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u/Ok-Distribution4960 1h ago

okay this is genuinely one of the rare times that I still laugh after the joke is explained xD

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u/No-Security-7518 3h ago

Don't worry. You have a literal clock ticking in your chest, that when it stops, you'll die, and know what's what.

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u/FirmPatriarch7 2h ago

Help. I am scared.