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P.C.'s avatar

Thanks for this. It was known to those of us watching on the day of 9/11/2001 that Saudi Arabia was likely behind the attacks. UBL was a Saudi, 15/19 hijackers were Saudis... this was all reported contemporaniously. It's literally the thesis of Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004). If you're interested in the topic, I recommend the book The Wahhabi Code.

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Velociraver's avatar

Credulous, ain't ya?

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Kav's avatar

very interesting! thanks Joe

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AnF's avatar

You didn't mention any of the Mossad details, which is really unfortunate.

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Joe Wrote's avatar

I've never seen compelling evidence of Mossad's involvement. But if you can point me to some, I'd be happy to take a look.

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Rybin's avatar

I really appreciate this piece, which will be very helpful for me to draw from as my students continue to ask me questions about 9/11

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Emily B's avatar

What do you think about the motive?

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The Eyes Have It's avatar

Joe, as always enjoyed. However I feel this post only covers part of the abyss that is 9/11. It fails to mention the CIA, Mossad, and ISI portions. Just as police are gangs with state sanction, Intelligence agencies are terrorist cells with state sanction. There aren't clean lines, with each asset working for their own state's org discretely, but a gray area of coverage between agents and criminals who become "assets". Example: as Michael Wolf who has hours and hours of direct interview with Epstein says: He was likely working with the Mossad but the CIA wouldn't let him operate in the USA without getting a "cut" of the intel.

All that to say, the neat narrative above is a little too neat. Please, please read 9/11 Commission Report: Omissions and Distortions by David Ray Griffin. Or any of his works. This book formed many of my opinions on the subject. I also recommend Chapters 3 and 4 of 9/11 and American Empire: Intellectuals Speak Out.

One major disagreement I have with your work above is the assumption that the planes are what brought the towers down. IMHO, they were brought down by thermite charges. Potential reasons were the original plan being bombing the WTC like they did in '93 rather than planes, or because of confluence of two different plots by different agencies. This also helps explain the controlled demolition style of fall, how the "wrong" tower fell first, yes the presence of molten steel lol, and most importantly the way the third building that fell that day, the 47-story-tall WT Building 7.

In the end, I guess we'll never know. You could be right that the "Jet Fuel Steel Beams" folks like me are nuts, but in my opinion, the CIA, Mossad, ISI, and the Saudis (remember, Bin Laden had back channel access to Saudis and was "former" CIA) were all playing jenga under the table, and eventually the blocks came tumbling down.

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Velociraver's avatar

Nice deflection, just as Mossad planned 🙄

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Joe Wrote's avatar

That's your source? Really?

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Indie's avatar

Richard Gage and Dan Hanley are 2 other sources.

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