POLITICAL CONSPIRACY & SLANDER

Political Conspiracy & Slander

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Abstract

In this study we try to explore the concept of Political Conspiracy and Slander related to the 9/11 strikes and Osama Bin Laden in a holistic context. The main focus of the research is on the how many 9/11 and Osama Bin Laden have become the fodder for conspiracy theories even more than a decade after the 9/11 attacks. The research also analyzes the role played by the government, media and intelligence agencies in providing support to many conspiracy theories by their portrayal of events and policies. This Study tries to gauge the role of Osama Bin Laden in this subject, and what influence did the CIA had on him as their patsy. The study followed the secondary research methodology. This research compared whether the conspiracy theories surrounding 9/11 and Osama Bin Laden as a CIA agent have any authentic ground or they are just the perception of individual people, who just seem to believe what their government and the media.

Table of Contents

ABSTRACT2

INTRODUCTION5

DISCUSSION6

Conspiracy Theories6

Conspiracy Theories & American6

Cultural Conditions7

The 9/11 Conspiracy8

Truthers9

Conspiracies: Truth or Myths?9

Definition of Conspiracy10

The Fall of Twin Towers & the Rise of the Biggest Conspiracy of the New Millenia11

The 9/11 Commission Report12

Conspiracies & War on Terror12

Role of Media14

Belief of People on Popular Media Reports on 9/1115

911 an Inside Job15

OSAMA BIN LADEN CONSPIRACY16

The 9/11 Commission17

Experts on "Bin Laden Video Tapes"19

Conspiracies regarding Bin Laden's Death21

REFLECTIONS22

FINDINGS & CONCLUSION25

REFERENCES32

Political Conspiracy & Slander

Introduction

Conspiracies, or ?the contract between two or more persons to do an unlawful act, or to do a legal act by unlawful means,? have recurred throughout world history and have shaped and affected governmental activity (Oxford English Dictionary). Catiline's attempt to overthrow the Roman government in 63 BCE was chronicled by Cicero and provided to impact Roman state policies and traditional respect (Pipes, 1997).. The Roman Catholic Church, during the Middle Ages, was involved in the Crusades, which, as some scholars say, marked the beginning of a millennium-long conspiracy to root out Jews and Muslims in the name of Christianity. In addition to the bloodshed motivated by Christianity, the marketing of war activities and damaged policies—which were, to some degree, designed to augment the power and impact of the Roman Catholic Church throughout Europe—were a force behind the Protestant Reformation. During the early years of the leadership of The United Kingdom (1570-1586), agents of the Church suggested at least four murder attempts against the King. There are even those who dispute that the introduction of Christianity was itself a conspiracy theory. With several considerable traditional activities being caused by conspiracies, it should come as no surprise that theories about conspiracies have also informed the world about the governmental policies and activities (Robins & Post, 1997).

Discussion

Conspiracy Theories

Conspiracy theory, or ?the theor[ies] that a fixture or a trend occurs because of a conspiracy between one party,? particularly as it concerns ?belief[s] that some concealed but powerful agency (typically government in inspiration and opmediaive in intent) is accountable for an strange event,? have in the same ...