Some meat for conspiracy discussion

[Carrol Cox]

This is the kind of question which political observers & analysts can't
answer and should not try to answer. Very roughly, political analysis
proceeds through a critique of the generally known. As soon as you ask
questions such as "who did it" you are in the realm of TV drama. To
carry out such investigation you need to be able to subpoena witnesses,
survey the crime scene, check alibis, haul material witnesses in for
questioning, get search warrants . . .etc. etc. etc. It is not a
dialectical process (in either Aristotle's or Marx's sense of
dialectics). Doug is wholly correct about such pontificating or
speculating about factual matters from the outside.

Politically, we need to react to the actions _and_ the rhetoric of the
U.S. government, not endlessly speculate about what they "might" do
someday. We will find out soon enough.

One thing bothers me. If the U.S. government does almost anything it
will just make things worse and worse for itself. I don't mind the U.S.
government being in deep shit. I would mind terrorism being seemingly
justified by the results it achieves.

Carrol

Noam A wrote:
> 
> No, I wasn't clear. Sorry. Let me try again.
> 
> http://cnnfn.cnn.com/2001/09/13/companies/missing_people/
> 
> In light of this link, are Middle Eastern terrorists the only realistic
> culprits? (The question of Bin Ladin's personal involvement is another
> matter.)