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Originally posted by algore
Asked whether they believed the U.S. government could have ordered the September 11 attacks, 31 percent of those surveyed under the age of 30 answered "yes,'' while 19 percent overall gave the same answer.
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The way the question is worded, you don't have to be a conspiracy theorist to answer affirmatively. Hell, given that question, I'd probably answer "yes". They could have, it's within the realm of possibility. Do I think it bloody likely that any government agency would authorize such a large-scale massacre? Certainly not. But there are links between the CIA and Bin Laden, stranger conspiracies have happened.
I agree, it's a stupid poll, designed to manipulate the respondents and produce some number that seem shocking on the surface.
And the idea of that book truly is disgusting... just goes to show that even in the supposedly more cultured western Europe, there are plenty of those who are willing to exploit and foster popular negativity towards another country in the name of making big bucks.