There have been plenty of conspiracy theo- ries surrounding the events of 9/11. These conspiracy theorists believe that the U.S. government manufactured the attacks while others believe that it was the Israeli Mossad who was behind them. They site claims such as the Pentagon was not hit by a plane but by a rocket, and that the World Trade center building number seven was brought down by a controlled demolition. Theprescriberstothesetheorieshavebeen some scattered individuals here and there who do not posses the research capabili- ties and capacities that are only available to governments. However, there has been one exception: the government of Iran. The Iranian government has professed on the tongue of its president Ahmadinejad that it does not believe that al Qaeda was behind 9/11 but rather, the U.S. govern- ment. So we may ask the question: why would Iran ascribe to such a ridiculous be- lief that stands in the face of all logic and evidence? Since the start of the Iranian revolution, Iran wanted to project an image of anti- Americanism. This would serve as a rally- ing call for the millions of Muslims around the world who despise America for its aggres- sion against them. Iran played this card very well and garnered a lot of support among the Muslims as being the country that is willing to stand up to America. If Iran was genuine in its animosity towards the U.S., it would be pleased to see another entity striking a blow at the Great Satan but that’s not the case. For Iran, anti-Americanism is merely a game of politics. It is anti-America when it suits it and it is a collaborator with the U.S. when it suits it, as we have seen in the shameful assistance Iran gave to the U.S. in its invasion of Afghanistan and in the Shi`a of Iraq, backed by Iran, bringing the American forces into the country and wel- coming them with open arms. Therefore with 9/11, the Iranians saw a great operation that had brought dam- age to the U.S. like nothing they had ever dreamed of causing during their two de- cades in power. For them, al Qaeda was a competitor for the hearts and minds of the disenfranchised Muslims around the world. Al Qaeda, an organization under fire, with no state, succeeded in what Iran couldn’t. Therefore it was necessary for the Iranians to discredit 9/11 and what better way to do so? Conspiracy theories. Iran and the Shi`a in general do not want to give al Qaeda credit for the greatest and biggest operation ever committed against America because this would expose their lip-service jihad against the Great Satan.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 05:34:52 +0000
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