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September 29, 2003
WSJ.com reports on (only available
WSJ.com reports on (only available to subscribers) a German author's thesis that "the U.S. government staged the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington to justify wars in Afghanistan and Iraq." The author admits that the theory is tentative, basing most of it on doubt that al Queda was responsible for the attacks ("That's something that is simply 99% false").
The author, Andreas von Bulow, is a former German cabinet minister now "from one of the country's most prestigious publishing houses and who lectures at well-known public institutions." Reaction seems to be mixed:
In conversations with a dozen visitors, one woman said she found Mr. Bulow's theories bunk, while others said they found them plausible.
"I can't believe all of it," said Daniel Feifal, a 24-year-old architecture student. "That would destroy my belief in humanity. But that they knew about the attacks and let them happen because it could further their foreign-policy aims, yes, I'm prepared to believe that."
Posted by sam at September 29, 2003 03:13 PM