Concur, but the initial solicitation does not have to be to the police. If someone is overheard talking about their desire to have someone killed and find a hitman to do it, then its not entrapment to provide one.
I agree. I guess what we have to see is did the FBI seek him after he declared he wanted to blow something up, or did they seek him out and convince him to blow something up.
It reminds me some of Ruby Ridge, where they asked a guy to saw off a shotgun, then tried to prosecute him for it. He wanted to sell a legal gun, and did not advertise as selling illegal weapons. If the same happened here, I will feel the same way, regardless of his religion, that I do about Ruby Ridge.
As far as I have seen, the initial contact has not been released, but I would be interested in seeing it.