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They ignored anything that would push them in the direction of "Oh he's not a terrorist".

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It seems in some cases they didn't just ignore it, they made up stuff to make it look worse. The "false identity" thing is just insane.

Agent 1: "Hrmm.... there's absolutely 0 evidence that he travelled internationally. That must mean that he's an ubercriminal who has the ability to travel undocumentedly - he's even more powerful and criminal than we thought! This has to be our guy! Anyone who can travel internationally without leaving any trace of it is that much more dangerous!"

Agent 2: "Well, he may just not have travelled at all, and this might not be the bomber."

Agent 1 (speaking in to sleeve): "HQ, we've got a 827 in progress - please proceed with plan XPJ - repeat, 827 in progress, request immediate XPJ."




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