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The BBC's official explanation was that the fire authorities expected the collapse, and claims the press was informed of this, which would support the CNN account.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/2008/07/controversy_conspiracies_iii.html</ref>

The BBC's official explanation was that the fire authorities expected the collapse, and claims the press was informed of this, which would support the CNN account.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/2008/07/controversy_conspiracies_iii.html</ref>

==Black smoke==

==Black smoke==

Black smoke was seen coming out of WTC7 and other places on 9/11. A common conspiracy theory says that black smoke means that a fire is starved of oxygen, and therefore can easily be put out. It is said that the firefighters did not attempt to put out the fire, in this case. In the past, this might have been true, but petroleum burns very hot and is difficult to put out, and yet it also gives off black smoke. There was probably petroleum in the seventh tower.

Black smoke was seen coming out of WTC7 and other places on 9/11. A common conspiracy theory says that black smoke means that a fire is starved of oxygen, and therefore can easily be put out. It is said that the firefighters did not attempt to put out the fire, in this case. In the past, this might have been true, but petroleum burns very hot and is difficult to put out, and yet it also gives off black smoke. There was probably petroleum in the seventh tower.

==Past statements by prominent Bush Administration figures==

==Past statements by prominent Bush Administration figures==

Many cite quotes from a document called "Rebuilding America's Defenses", released by the [[Project for the New American Century]], a think tank featuring many prominent Bush Administration figures.

Many cite quotes from a document called "Rebuilding America's Defenses", released by the [[Project for the New American Century]], a think tank featuring many prominent Bush Administration figures.

The document, written in September 2000, was a reaction to then-President [[Bill Clinton]]'s post-Cold-War military funding cuts. As many neoconservative figures were participants in the study, including [[Bill Kristol]] and [[Paul Wolfowitz]], the proposals and strategy outlined in the document became a part of the neoconservative ideology of George W. Bush.

The document, written in September 2000, was a reaction to then-President [[Bill Clinton]]'s post-Cold-War military funding cuts. As many neoconservative figures were participants in the study, including [[Bill Kristol]] and [[Paul Wolfowitz]], the proposals and strategy outlined in the document became a part of the neoconservative ideology of George W. Bush.

Many of the proposals outlined in the document, including a strong national defense, American leadership in the world (referred to as "Pax Americana"), space exploration, missile defense, and surveillance, were major features of the Bush Administration's policies.

Many of the proposals outlined in the document, including a strong national defense, American leadership in the world (referred to as "Pax Americana"), space exploration, missile defense, and surveillance, were major features of the Bush Administration's policies.

Conspiracy theorists cite portions of this document in their arguments, most notably the following quote on Page 51:

Conspiracy theorists cite portions of this document in their arguments, most notably the following quote on Page 51:

{{QuoteBox|"Further, the process of [strengthening the military], even if it brings revolutionary change, is likely to be a long one, absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event – like a new Pearl Harbor."}}

{{QuoteBox|"Further, the process of [strengthening the military], even if it brings revolutionary change, is likely to be a long one, absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event – like a new Pearl Harbor."}}

==9/11 conspiracy theories and anti-Semitism==

==9/11 conspiracy theories and anti-Semitism==

Conspiracy theories regarding the 9/11 attacks are often used within an [[anti-Semitic]] context. Some people have always complained about the influence, to varying degrees, of [[AIPAC]] and similar pro-[[Israel]] lobbying groups within the US government and American foreign policy. Many of these people consider that 9/11 was allowed to happen in order to benefit Israel, and/or the [[Jewish]] people, by means of the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Some have even gone as far as to say that the Israeli government commissioned the attacks rather than al-Qaeda.

Conspiracy theories regarding the 9/11 attacks are often used within an [[anti-Semitic]] context. Some people have always complained about the influence, to varying degrees, of [[AIPAC]] and similar pro-[[Israel]] lobbying groups within the US government and American foreign policy. Many of these people consider that 9/11 was allowed to happen in order to benefit Israel, and/or the [[Jewish]] people, by means of the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Some have even gone as far as to say that the Israeli government commissioned the attacks rather than al-Qaeda.

==See Also==

==See Also==