Maybe the Iraqi currency was supposed to be the ‘statement’ as it blew all over wherever the bimb was to detonate.
I think ‘not related to terrorism’ means ‘don’t report this under pain of X’.
Sorry about the earlier ping - I need to read some comments before posting.
Well, the FBI can be stupid, but this is obviously Standard Operating Procedure.
First you say it’s “not related to terrorism,” and then you cover it up.
They don’t want to repeat the mistake they made with the Oklahoma stadium suicide bombing, where first they covered it up and then they said it wasn’t terrorism. By that time, a few doubts had escaped from under the rug.