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*Some claim that a U.S. military plane shot down the airliner Flight 93 over Shanksville, ]. *Some claim that a U.S. military plane shot down the airliner Flight 93 over Shanksville, ].
* Another theory is that President ] and his cabinet were the true perpetrators of the attack in an attempt to raise his failing ] and to justify a war on the Middle East. * Another theory is that President ] and his cabinet were the true perpetrators of the attack in an attempt to raise his failing ] and to justify a war on the Middle East.

== Other evidence ==

Evidence has been alleged to suggest that there was foreknowledge by Israel of the 9/11 incidents. Some of this is drawn from the incident above, where a group of Israeli's were found dancing as they watched, from the alleged way that lower than expected deaths occurred in the Jewish community, and that a week before 9/11 an Israeli firm in the Twin Towers left its offices.

However, these should be seen in the light of reports that the Israeli ] urgently tried to warn the US government that an attack was pending and provided details, but apparently no heed was paid to this warning , and that the company which moved had in fact been planning to relocate for some months, and had announced its relocation plans in April 2001 ().


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Revision as of 13:25, 25 March 2005

Template:Sep11 A number of conspiracy theories have emerged concerning the September 11, 2001 attacks. According to the widely accepted account, on 11 September 2001, 19 al-Qaida operatives hijacked four planes in the Eastern United States. They crashed two planes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, one into the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and a fourth into a field in Pennsylvania after passengers attempted to regain control of the plane.

Conspiracy theories

Since the attacks, a variety of conspiracy theories abound suggesting actors other than al-Qaida were responsible, including the U.S. government, the government of Israel, the Iraqi government, or their respective intelligence agencies. Some of the claims include the following:

  • One witness said the aircraft that hit the Pentagon looked like a cruise missile.
  • There is surveillance footage of the fireball at the Pentagon, but none showing a plane hitting the building. The brazilian newspaper Relatório Alfa (Alfa Report) has promoted the theory that the Pentagon was hit by a missile, mostly based on this footage. According to his editor, at the time, journalist Aldo Novak "we want to believe in the official story, but this new view seems to have more support from tech community". Many South American TV shows and news editions gave him voice to support this theory.
  • The initial hole created by the aircraft that hit the Pentagon was too small to have been made by a Boeing 757.
  • One witness said the aircraft that hit the north tower of the WTC was a business jet. Other witnesses have stated that there were no windows on the aircraft.
  • There was possible video evidence that shows that one of the aircraft's wing roots may have been a missile pod, but was later identified as a structural component of the Boeing 767's wing.
  • Five Israeli citizens set up a camera atop of a minivan in New Jersey and filmed the WTC complex during and after the airliner rammings on September 11 and were smiling as the towers burned in the background. After investigation, the FBI concluded "To date, this investigation has not identified anybody who in this country had pre-knowledge of the events of 9/11". The men's lawyers and the Israeli Embassy ascribe their behavior to "immature conduct". In September 2004, four of the detained Israelis filed a $250 million lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice claiming that they were unlawfully incarcerated for an extended period of time and that they were subjected to physical abuse during their two months in prison.
  • Michael Moore's film, Fahrenheit 9/11 suggested that there was, during the post-9/11 grounding of all flights, an airlift to Saudi Arabia of bin Laden family members in the USA, leading to claims that potentially useful witnesses had been allowed by the U.S. government to escape a thorough investigation . Moore's claims have been challenged with evidence that bin Laden family members and other Saudi Arabian citizens were airlifted to assembly points inside the United States and were made available for FBI interview before being allowed to leave the country when normal civilian flights were resumed on 14th September and after Richard Clarke granted approval, but it has been evidenced that these flights took place by a Florida airport.
  • Some claim that a U.S. military plane shot down the airliner Flight 93 over Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
  • Another theory is that President George W. Bush and his cabinet were the true perpetrators of the attack in an attempt to raise his failing approval ratings and to justify a war on the Middle East.

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