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Conspiracy theories regarding the September 11 attacks

There are various conspiracy theories that attribute the preparation and execution of the September 11 attacks against the United States to parties other than, or in addition to, al-Qaeda. These include the theory that high-level government officials had advance knowledge of the attacks. Government investigations and independent reviews have rejected these theories. Proponents of these theories assert that there are inconsistencies in the commonly accepted version, or that there exists evidence that was ignored, concealed, or overlooked.

The most prominent conspiracy theory is that the collapse of the Twin Towers and 7 World Trade Center were the result of controlled demolitions rather than structural failure due to impact and fire. Another prominent belief is that the Pentagon was hit by a missile launched by elements from inside the U.S. government, or that hijacked planes were remotely controlled, or that a commercial airliner was allowed to do so via an effective stand-down of the American military. Possible motives claimed by conspiracy theorists for such actions include justifying the U.S. invasions of Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003 (even though the U.S. government concluded Iraq was not involved in the attacks) to advance their geostrategic interests, such as plans to construct a natural gas pipeline through Afghanistan. Other conspiracy theories revolve around authorities having advance knowledge of the attacks and deliberately ignoring or assisting the attackers.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the technology magazine Popular Mechanics have investigated and rejected the claims made by 9/11 conspiracy theorists.^[16&#

University of Michigan professor Juan Cole has been out promoting his new book, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires, and with it, his revisionist view of early Islam as pacifistic and its prophet Muhammad as akin to Martin Luther King Jr. engaging in “nonviolent noncooperation.” Campus Watch Fellow Andrew Harrod’s report on Cole’s recent talk at Georgetown University appears at the American Spectator.

Anti-Semitic attack in Seattle

The Seattle Jewish Federation shooting occurred in Seattle, United States on July 28, 2006, at around 4:00 p.m., when Naveed Afzal Haq shot six women, one fatally, at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle building.

After his first trial ended in a mistrial, Haq was convicted in December 2009 and sentenced to life without parole plus 120 years. Damning recordings of telephone conversations between Haq and his mother, which belied his defense of mental defect, played a role in the prosecution's determination to retry Haq. Police have classified the shooting as a "hate crime" based on what Haq is alleged to have said during a 9-1-1 call.King County Prosecuting Attorney Norm Maleng described the shooting as "one of the most serious crimes that has ever occurred in this city".

Details

Preparations

Seattle Police Chief, Gil Kerlikowske, stated that the shooter, Naveed Afzal Haq, decided to target the Jewish Federation of Seattle when the organization showed-up in search results after he typed the phrase "something Jewish" into a search engine. Haq, while living in Pasco, Washington, legally purchased two semiautomatic handguns in local Tri-Cities, Washington-area stores; receiving both weapons July 27, 2006 after the mandatory waiting period. On his way to commit this mass shooting, Haq was pulled over by police and issued a traffic citation, but the citing officer alleged Haq hadn't done anything to arouse their suspicions at the time.

Shooting begins

Shortly before 4:00 p.m., Haq is reported to have forced his way through the Jewish Federation building's security door armed with two semi-automatic pistols (a Smith & Wesson.45-caliber handgun and a .40-caliber handgun), a knife, and extra ammunition. Police believe Haq entered the lobby of the building and grabbed the 14-year-old niece of Federation em