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ninty · 07-25-2005, 03:11 PM

In my opinion, Al Qaeda doesn't really exist. It may have existed at one point, but I believe it’s in tatters now. I don't believe there are terrorist cells everywhere. I'm sure there are some, but Al Qaeda doesn't have the capacity to have thousands of followers willing to die in the name of Allah and Bin Laden.

What I would estimate is that there was cooperation between small parts of Al Qaeda and the US government in the Sept 11 attacks, and the same goes for the bombings in London.

From the research I’ve done I have almost even convinced myself that the US government was the sole player in the Sept 11 attacks and didn’t involve any Islamic terrorists at all. I wouldn't like to believe that, but the more I look, the more it seems that way.

I believe 100% that the US and British governments in some form were involved. This could just knowing of the incoming attacks, or full blown involvement. This I can never be sure of and no one can really be sure of. The only people who know are the officials themselves. All I can do is look at the information presented before me and draw conclusions, which is what I have done.

The main question that needs to be asked is “who gains from this?”

What does Al Qaeda gain? They got to kill a bunch of people. Is that it?

What does the US and British gain? Implementation of controversial legislation including patriot act, national id cards, increased defense budget spending, stimulation of economy through war, money for the largest industry (that being defense contracts), the ability to search and detain anyone under the terrorism act etc. I could go on and on.

Two videos I would very much recommend watching are:

The BBC's series "The Power of Nightmares" 3 episodes @ 1 hour each that specifically deal with Neo-conservatism and Islamic fundamentalists
and
The Directors Cut of “In Plane Site” which is about 1 hour and 12 minutes and specifically about the acts of 9/11.

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ninty is Offline Major General Posts: 12,683 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Calgary	07-25-2005, 03:11 PM In my opinion, Al Qaeda doesn't really exist. It may have existed at one point, but I believe it’s in tatters now. I don't believe there are terrorist cells everywhere. I'm sure there are some, but Al Qaeda doesn't have the capacity to have thousands of followers willing to die in the name of Allah and Bin Laden. What I would estimate is that there was cooperation between small parts of Al Qaeda and the US government in the Sept 11 attacks, and the same goes for the bombings in London. From the research I’ve done I have almost even convinced myself that the US government was the sole player in the Sept 11 attacks and didn’t involve any Islamic terrorists at all. I wouldn't like to believe that, but the more I look, the more it seems that way. I believe 100% that the US and British governments in some form were involved. This could just knowing of the incoming attacks, or full blown involvement. This I can never be sure of and no one can really be sure of. The only people who know are the officials themselves. All I can do is look at the information presented before me and draw conclusions, which is what I have done. The main question that needs to be asked is “who gains from this?” What does Al Qaeda gain? They got to kill a bunch of people. Is that it? What does the US and British gain? Implementation of controversial legislation including patriot act, national id cards, increased defense budget spending, stimulation of economy through war, money for the largest industry (that being defense contracts), the ability to search and detain anyone under the terrorism act etc. I could go on and on. Two videos I would very much recommend watching are: The BBC's series "The Power of Nightmares" 3 episodes @ 1 hour each that specifically deal with Neo-conservatism and Islamic fundamentalists and The Directors Cut of “In Plane Site” which is about 1 hour and 12 minutes and specifically about the acts of 9/11.