This is intercepted.

I'm Wartezza Hussein, reporter with the intercept.

Back in 2015, along with the colleague, Razzan Kalini, I began investigating the story of the Fort Dix V.

Federal authorities arrested six men on Monday night for allegedly conspiring to attack Fort Dix in New Jersey in order to kill as many US soldiers as possible.

The philosophy that supports and encourages G-Hod around the world against Americans came to live here in New Jersey and threaten the lives of our citizens through these defendants.

Fortunately, law enforcement in New Jersey was here to stop them.

Back in 2007, the FBI and New Jersey police arrested a group of men alleging that they were planning to attack the Fort Dix military base in New Jersey.

Three of the men were brothers in their 20s who would spend years in the US.

These homegrown terrors can prove to be as dangerous as any known group. If not more so, they operate under the radar. They have no specific command and control.

They strike when they feel it is right, whenever that might be.

But these brothers had no connection to any terror group and later reported that paid FBI informants concocted the supposed terror plot in the first place.

The plot that eventually landed the brothers in prison for life.

This case is just one example of how the US government began carrying out the war on terror within its own borders.

Instead of hardened terrorists, the government often after people who posed no real threat to the United States.

It's been 20 years since the 9-11 attacks, 20 years since the beginning of the war on terror.

20 years since the US launched two wars leading to millions dead and wounded.

We also saw unmanned drones killing innocent civilians, widespread surveillance, innocent people in prison, and perpetual human rights abuses and war crimes.

Showing the dollars, squandered, and we're now seeing a turning point in the war in Afghanistan, with the Taliban retaking the country.

Throughout these 20 years, we've seen terrible systematic failures across institutions, whether it be the government, military leadership, and even the press.

And for the elite responsible for the smiths?

There hasn't been any accountability.

That's Rosina Ali. She's a journalist and contributing writer with New York Times magazine, and a fellow at Type Media Center.

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