[lbo-talk] Monbiot on 9/11 "Truth" Theories

[Chuck]

Angelus Novus wrote:
> 9/11 conspiracies are, I would not say popular, but
> certainly have a certain foothold, in the
> Anti-Imperialist political milieu in Germany (I use
> capital letters to denote an actual political
> tendency, and not the mere position of being in
> opposition to imperialism.  I prefer Anti-Imp to
> loaded and potentially misleading terms like
> "Stalinist" and "Maoist").
> 
> But it is rare that it takes the form of actively
> advancing theses concerning alleged conspiracies of
> 9/11.  It far more often takes the form of posing
> "unanswered questions" concerning 9/11.

A comrade who recently visited Europe told me last night that
many of the people they talked to were of the opinion that Bush
was involved in the attacks. My friend didn't say if they
buy into the conspiracy theories, but it sounds like people over
there are very cyncial about the Bush regime. For good reason.

Chuck