From: Andy Brice (andyb1@btclick.com)
Date: Fri Jul 12 2002 - 07:35:12 MDT
> [rhinoceros 1]
> Given the past involvement of American political and economical circles
with the Taleban and the personal heritage of Bin Laden, would it be too
far-fetched to think of Bin Laden as a provocateur?
>
> [kharin 2]
> Given the long history of abject incompetence in US foreign policy would
it not be more obvious to regard it as yet another example of blowback?
>
> [rhinoceros 3]
> Of course. This one was clearly a conspiracy theory. I have read some
articles trying to support this view with economic analyses involving the
oil industry, weapons industry, Saudi Arabia, Bush's father, Dick Cheney,
Bin Laden's family and much more, but nothing that Occam's razor couldn't
handle.
The quote "Never attribute to malice what can be explained by
incompetence" springs to mind.
Andy Brice
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