Reports such as these naturally fueled any number of conspiracy theories surrounding the events of 9/11. But the fact remains that despite two so-called "investigations" into 9/11, first the Joint Inquiry and then the 9/11 Commission, countless questions remain yet unanswered about just about every facet of the attacks.
Many of the alleged hijackers, to name just one further notable example, have been reported by reputable news agencies, such as the BBC, as being alive and well.
The New York Times article continues: "Americans might better understand the region, experts here said, if they simply listen to what people are saying – and try to understand why – rather than taking offense. The broad view here is that even before Sept. 11, the United States was not a fair broker in the Arab-Israeli conflict, and that it capitalized on the attacks to buttress Israel and undermine the Muslim Arab world.
"The single greatest proof, in most people's eyes, was the invasion of Iraq. Trying to convince people here that it was not a quest for oil or a war on Muslims is like convincing many Americans that it was, and that the 9/11 attacks were the first step."
"There are Arabs who hate America, a lot of them, but this is too much," Hisham Abbas, a student at Cairo University told the Times. "And look at what happened after this – the Americans invaded two Muslim countries. They used 9/11 as an excuse and went to Iraq."
Of course, under the prevailing assumption that defines the framework for the article, such ideas, though perhaps "conventional wisdom" in the Middle East, should be considered merely "rumors."
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