9/11: Conspiracy Theories 12 Years Later

There was a lot of strain on the American people in the months and years following the 9/11 attack.  You can almost understand how some traumatized people looking to make sense of the horrible event and its aftermath might seek answers in the form of conspiracy theories. The idea that dark and powerful forces operate behind the scenes has a seductive quality for some and so we got the 9/11 Truthers, people who read some stories on the internet or watched the video "Spare Change" and were convinced 9/11 was an inside job.  Just to clarify: this is an insanely paranoid idea with not credible evidence to support it

Conspiracy theories are pretty tame in the U.S. compared to the Middle East where the fever swamps are rife with a menagerie of conflicting, competing and contradictory theories where every crazy idea imaginable is given currency.  Have you heard the one about how the various terrorist groups stalking the world are actually creations of the U.S. used to stir up trouble and give it an excuse to meddle in the Muslim World? Sadly, there are plenty more where this one came from.