As someone who doesn’t have a security clearance to see all availabe evidence, and has to rely on the ever vigilant media to inform me, I am logically wondering whether Al Qaeda is responsible for the WTC/Pentagon.
OK, here is the [limited] logic for the question.
America has made up its mind that Al Qaeda is responsible.
America is going to kill as many Afghans as it takes to get Osama and the Al Qaeda, or, at the very least, severely cripple its self trying. Either of which is going to be a very long bloody war involving billions of dollars, so America’s commitment cannot rationally be argued against. We are here until the money runs out, hahahaha, or we lose too many lives, the more probable reason.
The position Al Qaeda has taken leaves little doubt in the world’s mind that if they didn’t do IT then they are at the very least philosophically the same as those that did and need to be taken out.
So, why hasn’t Al Qaeda admitted to have desinged and carried out the attacks? What have they got to lose? Or did they really do it?
I think they did, but I watch the news and can therefore not be trusted with an unbrainwashed opinion.
Many times terrorists will claim responsibility for a bombing, and perhaps give a list of reasons for the bombings. So the terrorists are trying to create a linkage in peoples minds: if only we give the terrorists what they want, or stop doing what they don’t want, then the bombings will stop.
But, what is the goal of Al Quida? Do they have a list of demands that they think the US might cave in on? No, I believe that what they really want is a general war between the Islamic states and the Western states. They don’t have demands that can be met, they want to destroy Western power. Demanding that the US withdraw from the Middle East and stop supporting Isreal is futile, since we would never do that. So we must be destroyed, since there’s no way we’d ever just surrender.
Al Quaeda has not admitted it because they have a sponsor state, Afghanistan, that might face the brunt of any reprisals. Obviously, that “might” could be upgraded. Afghanistan has denied Al Qaeda’s involvement. To admit it would take away any “defense” the Taliban has. Even now, it could change things to admit involvement.
Much of the Arab world blames Israel for the attacks. Wacky? Yes, but true. There is a system of lies built up already. The lies include Jews not being in the WTC (wrong), Muslims drinking and manuals in Arabic proving Jews were involved (I don’t get it either). Many do think OBL should be punished “if” he was involved, but through ignorance or willful blindness they simply don’t know the evidence.
Also, not everyone is literate, so nothing is “obvious” to them. In Afghanistan illiteracy is rampant. Bad lies work on illiterate people, so the lying continues.
I’ve idly wondered this about this myself, not because the evidence seems lacking, but rather it seems a bit too good.
Who runs a top secret organiztion, and then leaves incriminating evidence in their car? Who leaves training manuals laying about? It all fits together so easy…
Sometimes I wonder if perhaps so other organization, which may or may not be related to Islamic fundamentalism, and recruited people with their own beef against America but no connection to the sponcering organization.
With respect to Atta, one of the alleged suicide bomber/pilots, supposedly his luggage didn’t make it on board, and evidence was found in there. FYI: here are short bios and photos of the other “wanted” ones: