Topic: Budget Cycles

The FBI is accused of maintaining a "six-week cycle" of publicizing thwarted threats to justify ongoing budget allocations, a pattern allegedly modified by Director James Comey to favor smaller, more frequent events. During the Memorial Day holiday, at least ten international flights faced anonymous phone threats that were later determined to be hoaxes. Despite the disruption and the use of F-16 escorts, no arrests were made, leading to skepticism about the efficacy of mass surveillance in tracking the sources of these calls.

The Intercept obtained audio of FBI agents discussing a sting operation in Ohio, where they allegedly coached a "moron" into filming a martyrdom video. The hosts discuss the "six-week cycle" of FBI arrests, which they claim is designed to justify budget renewals through high-profile domestic terror busts. They argue that many of these cases involve the FBI providing the weapons, money, and transportation to individuals who would otherwise be incapable of committing crimes.

The "six-week cycle" theory posits that the FBI announces the thwarting of a terror attack roughly every six weeks to justify its budget. These cases often involve "patsies" who have been goaded by undercover agents into participating in staged plots.