The 2011 Libya war triggered FBI interviews of Libyan US residents domestically

Evidence

During the NATO intervention into Libya in 2011, the FBI drew up lists of Libyan residents in the United States to be interviewed—demonstrating again the links between domestic counterterrorism in the United States and military interventions abroad. When the United States goes to war against a foreign enemy, it inevitably makes war on the perceived enemy within, which includes not only members of particular ethnic or national groups but also dissenters of all races. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 491

Categorization

• SEED: Strong evidence for the reader’s core question: tracing a specific line from a foreign war (Libya 2011) to a domestic targeting policy (FBI interview lists).
• XREF: Directly connects to the reader’s guiding question about domestic fear driving specific foreign policies, mirroring the Grosfoguel/Rana framework. — connects to: The FBI treated black Islam as a political sign regardless of actual loyalty; The FBI secretly placed tracking devices on cars of ordinary young American Muslims — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 768; Mailings from Muslims can trigger FBI home visits based on civilian reports. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 466 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Even Muslims who cooperated with the FBI were placed under surveillance #expands (0.60) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 586