The article I link to below is written by a historian who writes far more eloquently than I can about why conspiracy theories in general and the 9/11 "inside job" conspiracy in particular are annoying to him. It's definitely worth the read.

This is going to be part one of a two part article that talks about what the War on Terror is about and how it got started. Every so often I'll see a book or read an article that either asks "Why do they hate us?" or asserts how "we" squandered the "good will" that the United States had right after 9/11. When I get into debates with people on these subjects the main problem I run into is that many people - on both sides of the debate - are appalling unfamiliar with history -- even recent h...

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I made a news item on WinCustomize.com tonight about the 5th anniversary of 9/11.  It's always a touchy thing putting up a political hot potato on WinCustomize.com.  One thing I have learned over the years is that many non-Americans who visit WinCustomize.com have an extremely poor opinion of the US, its policies.  I don't think that's representative of foreign readers of WC, just those who happen to post. But 9/11 was a big deal. And at the end of the day, we're an Americ...

ABC's upcoming TV movie, "Path to 9/11" has some portions that are quite critical of the Clinton administration. One part in particular has Clinton and Democrats up in arms.  The part in question has to do with a missed opportunity to take out Bin Laden in the late 90s. In the unedited version of the movie, CIA agents request permission to capture Bin Laden.  The agents are refused citing fear of accidentally killing him and the US being condemned internationally for "assasina...

I got into a debate with some friends of mine over the NSA wiretapping program. There is a great deal of question over whether the program is legal or not.  They felt it was illegal, I think it may be legal but that not enough information has been presented. For example, there is apparently a lot of misconception over who is being targeted.  They said that the program included targeting Americans where both parties were in the United States. However, the facts, as we know them pr...

Why is it that the group that claims tolerance and open-mindedness as its mantra so intolerant and close minded in practice? What I speak of is the political left's tendency to interject their political beliefs into every venue that they can while at the same time, actively working to prevent those who disagree with them from having the ability to express their beliefs. If I watch the MTV Music Awards, I can expect to have some left-winger denounce the war in Iraq.  If I was the Oscars, ...