Huffington Post: FBI Informants & The War On ISIS

Source: http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/paid-informants-in-terror-investigations/54efb1a602a76026ab001047

A paid FBI informant posing as a terrorism supporter assisted in the arrests of three men allegedly planning to aid the Islamic State. But did the agent help foil their plot or help devise it? We debate the role of informants in counterterrorism.

Originally aired on March 2, 2015

Hosted by: 

• Josh Zepps

Guests:

• Adam D. Perlmutter @ADP_Legal (New York, NY) Criminal Defense Attorney
• Craig Monteilh (Irvine, CA) Informant ; Expert Consultant
• Peter Ahearn (Washington, DC) President & Founder, Ahearn Consulting; Former FBI Special Agent
• Trevor Aaronson @trevoraaronson (St. Petersburg, FL) Author, 'The Terror Factory'; Executive Director, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting
• Wadie Said (Columbia, SC) Law Professor, University of South Carolina