9/11 Conspiracies
by Sharon Hughes
Do we need to 'move on' from September 11th? Have we 'remembered' enough?
Is it too early for movie images such as Flight 93 and World Trade Center? I
do not think so.
Still, five years later conspiracy theories abound. Kevin Barrett will teach
a class on Islam at the University of Wisconsin this fall, despite the
protests by over 60 state legislators. He is the hero of conspiracy
theorists.
The community of 'believers' who propagate their 9/11 conspiracy
'doctrine' over the internet and in articles and even books have even
found their way to C-SPAN. As WorldNetDaily reports: some of the conspiracy
theories that began almost immediately after the attacks of 9/11 include:
"4,000 Jews had supposedly been warned to stay home from the World Trade
Center that day; Flight 93 had been shot down over Pennsylvania by the U.S.
military; George W. Bush's delay in ending his visit with elementary school
students when told of the World Trade Center attacks signaled that perhaps
he had prior knowledge of the events"....that 9/11 events were an 'inside
job.' Time magazine talks about Why 9/11 Conspiracy Theories Won't Go Away.
Although I've had numerous readers send me articles and links and
DVDs with these conspiracy accounts, I'm not a 'believer.' There are too
many accounts to the contrary, and common sense realities that they fail
to answer, such as (just to name a few): If it wasn't an airplane that hit
the Pentagon, what happened to the pilots and passengers who were on board
that flight, including author and founder of the Independent Women's
Forum, Barbara Olson? What do they say to all those at the Pentagon who
saw the airplane fly into the building, and those who were witnesses who
escaped to tell about it, such as Lt. Col. Linda Herbert in her book, The
Pentagon Miracle?
My purpose here is not to argue these or other conspiracy theory points.
My purpose is to simply point out that the truth about one of the most
serious events in U.S. history, the terrorist attacks of 9/ll, is under
attack itself...and that some on the far-left and on the far-right are
saying the same things...the same things our enemies are saying. Who are the ones with a real conspiracy?
I'm not interested in speculations. I'm interested in hard facts...in the
truth. And while I will probably receive unnumbered responses to what I've
just said from conspiracy believers, what I've said needs to be said
because it is estimated that one-third of Americans are starting to believe some
of these conspiracy theories, proving once again what Nazi propaganda
chief Joseph Goebbels said, "If the lie is big enough and told often
enough, it will be believed." I'm glad the government has started to
address these conspiracy theories and speculations. The sad thing is that
there are some people who are more interested in believing what they
believe than in knowing the truth.
September 11th, 2001 changed the world forever. Let's not let the enemy be
victorious on the ground, in the air, or through propaganda
tactics...even, and especially, within our own country.
Sharon Hughes is Founder and President of The Center for Changing
Worldviews and a radio talk show host on KDIA in San Francisco,
RIGHTALK.com, and online at Oneplace.com.

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