
I infiltrated radical groups 40 years ago. Leftists are desperate for martyrs
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Author's 1980s congressional testimony reveals how radical groups deliberately put activists in danger to create martyrs, so the left's actions haven't changed.
Facing professionally organized provocations and stressors, it was inevitable that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol agents would plunge into circumstances that domestic extremists had created to provoke media outrage. Dr. J. Michael Waller is senior analyst for Strategy at the Center for Security Policy and author of "Big Intel: How the CIA and FBI Went From Cold War Heroes to Deep State Villains" (2024). Follow him on X @JMichaelWaller.
I saw it 40 years ago and testified about it to Congress. Today we are seeing again: Inserting American citizens into flashpoints as part of a political strategy to get people shot for the purpose of inflaming the public against a president and his policies.
The recent deaths of two Minneapolis protesters reminded me of what I had learned as a 24-year-old in the mid-1980s while infiltrating radical groups – much as people in their twenties are doing today.













