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One of the most recent conspiracy theories involves the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. Some theorists believe the attacks were allowed to happen, whereas others think they were orchestrated by the U.S. government.
It was on Sept. 11, 2001, that four commercial passenger jet airliners veered off their normal flight paths and flew toward key locations in the United States. Two of the planes were crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, causing both buildings to collapse. The third plane crashed into the Pentagon building in Washington, D.C., and the fourth crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pa. All totaled, nearly 3,000 people lost their lives.
Al-Qaeda terrorists have claimed responsibility for the attacks; however conspiracy theorists are unsatisfied with those claims believing something far more sinister happened that day. There are two main beliefs among the theorists. The first is that select members of the U.S. government had been warned about the attacks and ignored the threat, allowing them to happen.
The second belief is that select members of the government orchestrated the attacks, using remote-control planes, demolition materials and/or missile strikes.
While the beliefs differ in how the attacks were carried out, the majority of conspiracy theorists agree that the attacks were used to justify wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In the months that followed, then-President George W. Bush responded to what he called the "outrageous conspiracy theories" and said they only served to "shift the blame away from the terrorists, themselves, away from the guilty."
Despite who you agree with, it is interesting to note that, to date, not a single individual has came forward to admit participation in any of the alleged conspiracies.