Popular Science Debunks Sixteen 9/11 Myths
This article linked to below is well worth a read. As with any complex and catastrophic event, no one is ever going to be able to make all of the pieces of the 9/11 puzzle fit together. This is especially true of average citizens who get their information third-hand after it's been censored by the government and filtered through the media. However, it's become rather clear to me that most, if not all, of the conspiracy theories that have been conjured up are based on a misrepresentation or misinterpretation of the sources that they reference. On that note, I'll say that I think this article does a good job of exposing a great deal of that:
9/11: Debunking The Myths
Popular Science - March 2005
Several years ago when I was reading A Peace to End All Peace, which is probably one of the best books on the origins of the current problems in the Middle East, I recall that it made light of the fact that in the early stages of the First World War the Ottoman Turks spent so much time worrying about phantom-like conspiracies that they ignored real (and much more relevant) events that were happening right in front of their paranoid faces. In the end, their empire paid the ultimate price for being so out of touch with reality. Personally, I think before anyone buys into a conspiracy theory they should be required to read a psychological study about the various aspects of such theories and how they're a mental refuge for the military powerless, politically frustrated and economically oppressed. This is not to imply that I don't smell a rat out there once in awhile, but most of this speculative and flimsy rubbish is really just that.
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As-Salaamu 'alaikum,
An interesting de-bunk of the scientific myths about 9/11, but it doesn't attempt to explain why the "suicide note" found in one of the hijackers' cars contained language no Muslim would ever use. Not to mention that story about the passport that fell from the wreckage? I still suspect that agents provocateurs were behind this, although who they were working for, I've no idea.
It's perhaps a combination of the distrust of the Bush administration, resulting from the continuous stream of lies that have emerged from them, and the fact that the investigation that eventually did take place was woefully inadequate, that's fed and continues to feed the conspiracy theorists. They surely have their own axe to grind but it's also the case that in the absence of clear answers to questions, it's inevitable that individuals will create their own theories (based on their limited or non-existent access to evidence) to attempt to answer questions, resolve discrepencies, and fill in gaps. The theorists continue to theorize as can be seen from the many rebuttals to the PM article, such as this one:
Critique of PM articleUnfortunately, conspiracy theories thrive in the type of environment that has emerged in the U.S. since 9/11 - it's not business as usual in that country and people are feeling under psychological siege by over-reaching measures such as the Patriot Act and others. When an administration is caught in as many lies as this one has been - it's fertile ground for alternative theories since the feeling is that it's doubtful we're going to get any truth (except by accident) from the administration or their representatives. The result is fevered speculation - a disappointing outcome, but also an inevitable reality.
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