September 11, 2001 as an inside job?

Conspiracy Theory

Conspiracy theory is, according to the Oxford Dictionay, “a belief that some covert but influencial organization is responsible for an unexplained event.” Thinking about the mentioned definition of conspiracy gives birth to multiple questions, a major one being as “Who is going to explain the events?” A government? Are any other explanations, except the governmental version of the story, considered a Conspiracy Theory?

The government of a state is undoubtedly an influencial organization, but what if the same government implements covert operations for the benefit of the few in the “club” and an “outsider” attempts to investigate it, is the result of that investigation also considered a Conspiracy Theory? Below, we are going to have a look at a relative 'incident' that have been labelled as “Conspiracy Theory”.

Semtember 11, 2001

Basically, official version of the event grants Al-Qaeda and its leader Osama bin Laden with the whole responsibility. Why was the US chosen as target state? A few explanations are highlighted including the horrible treatment of Arabs in Palestine by the US sponsored Israel; The US military presence in Saudi Arabia where two holy cities of Muslims-Mecca and Medina located and; The US sunctions on Iraq. Despite the government's version of story is dominant, for my simple mind, the conspicuous explanations seem more logical and quite entertaining. Here is why? The US has invaded Afganistan and Iraq despite the fact that two of the plane hijackers were from Saudi Arabia, and the US started pulling out its troops from Afganistan at almost when Osama bin Laden was cornered. The evidences do not put the whole blame on the US government but suggest that the government lied in its relationship with the people involved in 9/11, not for the protection of the US citizens but for their own protection. Of course, there are other dimensions advice that the US would not have been able to have “War on Iraq without 9/11. The failure of the government claims such as existence of WMD which was crucial to support War on Iraq policy prior to invasion earns noticeable credits for Conspiracy Theory that portrays the true intention of the US as plundering oil resources and supporting radical militias to gain geopolitical advantage in the region. If one critically analyse the US policy in the Middle East, the conclusion could turn what is labelled as “conspiracy theory” into something more true and convincing that the version which the US government presented.

To conclude, I am not deriding the US government as the doers of evil by sharing my humble perspective but more intended to look at the event from the different angle.