"A coincidence theorist is just as irrational as a conspiracy theorist.."

Its always seemed to me that 'conjecture' is a fairly natrural response to 'secrecy'. Politicians forget, people are just like them - because they too are people. Why do politicians/governments have intelligence agencies - the purpose of which is grounded in fear and suspicion?

The world will only gain peace when the concerted aim is equality and not supremacy. The former requires dialogue and the latter relies on force.

When David Coady says, "The official version of events (which in this case I accept) is that the conspirators were members of al-Qaida" he aknowledges that he is merely favouring one of the possible conspiracy theories about 9/11. Because he raised and expressed an opinion about this specific theory, I don't think I can be accused of derailing the discussion by saying the official account of 9/11 is better characterized as a coincidence theory, as this analysis establishes: http://www.utah911truth.com/Coincidence_theory_files/frame.htm

In this context, I agree wholeheartedly with the author's comment,
"The coincidence theorist may harm us all by making it easier for conspirators to get away with it."

Conspiracy Theory – and the Corporate Culture?

1. It may be asked that because the Howard government itself prides itself on being part of the corporate culture, could there be illegal connections between such government and a corporatised media?

2. The above query could be backed up by reports that while the Public Service similar to Yes Minister , formerly could act as watchkeepers on governments, the new corporate culture now has shown the Ministers how to keep the public service under wraps.

3. The case sited and related to the above, concerns myself as a retired farmer and breeder, and still active as a director, who on watching George Negus on SBS Dateline, was shocked by a documentary showing a blatant breaking of our Bio-Security import laws, allowing a foot and mouth suspected shipment of Brazilian carcase meat to be landed in Sydney, Australia. The meat, fortunately was discovered by our very competent Bio-Security officials and subsequently destroyed.

4. Wondering why the event was not made public after the very colourful explanatory Negus programme, I decided to ring SBS to find why such a significant news event was delayed, and was again shocked when I was told that Negus should have never put it on the air, and it was best us farmers forget all about it.

5.A month later a Queensland free-lance news reporter rang me and said that the same thing had happened there, the news had to be kept quiet, because the mistake in shipment had been caused by something to do with the new Bi-Lateral Trade Agreement with America weakening our Bio-Security down to the same position as the US.

6. My last attempt was a thread over our Online, but on finding no interest here started to feel I had committed some sort of crime by complaining. And even wondered whether my complaints had caused some sort of non-illegal conspiracy

G'day,
I'm pretty sure that conspiracy theories are born out of mistrust of the source, and that mistrust is the result of previous experience where the source has either lied or distorted the truth in one way or other. And in the USA where we get more information than any other country here in OZ, we can cite the many seemingly inexplicable incidents that have encouraged many conspiracy theories. It was revealed today on the news that latest released classified documents showed that the CIA recruited the american mafia to assasinate President Fidel Castro of Cuba. No wonder we do not trust official sources when the evidence is sketchy or withheld by them. Hilton Bombing... All encourage conspiracy theorists.
They sort out the best answer in my opinion when convincing evidence is lacking.

Anony Mouse.

Your theory is easily demolished by two words.

Manhattan Project - Go read, and learn