But the date that set more conspiracy theories than any other in recent memory is undoubtedly September 11, 2001. How was it allowed to happen? Who was responsible? Did a government carry it out? Endless, invigorating, tiresome and questionable debates. This is somewhat of a double-edged sword: on the one hand people were glued to their screens watching a week’s non-stop coverage on what shook the world’s most powerful nation. The US in response to the attacks had to, needed to, guarantee security on its soil, and therefore multiple events unfolded. The invasion of Afghanistan, followed by Iraq, the elimination of extremist elements and beyond. Simply put, the world was astonished to see the most powerful nation emerge, challenged.

This is not to say the actions of Bush — which were miscalculated and have caused grave upheavals today — can be discounted. But in reality, this is how the US chose to act and that was that. The double-edged sword back in business is the counter-argument. Bush’s actions needed support from the United Nations. Now, those who believe in conspiracies need to be reminded that it was widely believed that the League of Nations was created by a few in order to maintain and preserve this “New World Order” by a previous leader, Woodrow Wilson.

Contemporary politics can be looked upon as pre-9/11 and post-9/11. The latter saw the emergence of new relationships and the breakdown of older ones. Conspiracy theorists on the recent events in Mumbai point to our new-found friendship with the US as one of the reasons behind the deadly attacks. Those within this bracket also target the Jewish lobby as orchestrating the attacks. This takes us back to another conspiracy theory tied in very closely to the NWO — the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. This book, which may not exist but has been copiously quoted, espouses the desire of Zionists to achieve world domination, and observers are keen to point to a Jewish hand in almost all recent events.

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