OT: Counter-Terrorism is a Farce

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AngleWyrm said: BTW, has anyone noticed how much talk there is lately about 9/11/01 and terrorism, an event that took place five years ago?

It's because the anniversary is approaching, and multiples of five and ten get extra attention.

Personally, I think the reason 9/11 conspiracy theories gain traction is because we Americans are so damned naive and ignorant of the outside world. We can't imagine why anyone would hate us enough to be willing to die to make a point, but we know our own leaders well enough to imagine how they could benefit from such an attack.

The media was massively "surprised" by 9/11, despite the fact that anti-terrorism experts had been predicting something of its scale for decades. (Hint: terrorism did not only start five years ago.)

The only thing I found surprising about 9/11 was that the perpetrators were organized enough to pull off taking four planes at once.