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NIST is the only one mentioned in the cited sources. I know other agencies (FEMA) were involved as well but let's keep it to what the sources say until other citations are added. |
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[[File:Wtc arial march2001.jpg|thumb|The [[Collapse of the World Trade Center|collapse]] of the two [[World Trade Center]] towers and the nearby [[WTC7]] (in this photo, the brown building to the left of the towers) is a major focus of [[9/11]] conspiracy theories.]] |
[[File:Wtc arial march2001.jpg|thumb|The [[Collapse of the World Trade Center|collapse]] of the two [[World Trade Center]] towers and the nearby [[WTC7]] (in this photo, the brown building to the left of the towers) is a major focus of [[9/11]] conspiracy theories.]] |
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'''9/11 conspiracy theories''' are theories that disagree with the widely accepted account that the [[September 11 attacks]] were perpetrated solely by [[al-Qaeda]],<ref name=Norman>Norman, Joshua. [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/09/11/national/main20104377.shtml "9/11 conspiracy theories won't stop"]. [[CBS News]]. September 11, 2011</ref> without any detailed advanced knowledge on the part of any government agency.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/sep/11/cynical-scenarios-still-soar/| author=Arnaud de Borchgrave| title=Cynical scenarios still soar| publisher=The Washington Times| date=September 11, 2009}}</ref> Proponents of these theories claim there were inconsistencies in the official conclusions or evidence that was overlooked.<ref name=VF>Sales, Nancy Jo. [http://www.vanityfair.com/ontheweb/features/2006/08/loosechange200608 Click Here For Conspiracy], ''Vanity Fair'' July 9, 2006</ref> In a 2008 global poll of 17 countries, 46% of those surveyed believed al-Qaeda was responsible for the attacks, 15% believed the U.S. government was responsible, 7% believed Israel was and another 7% believed some other perpetrator, other than [[al Qaeda]], was responsible. The poll found that respondents in the Middle East were especially likely to name a perpetrator other than al-Qaeda.<ref name="Allen2008">{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/09/10/us-sept11-qaeda-poll-idUSN1035876620080910|title=No consensus on who was behind September 11|date=September 10, 2008|work=Reuters|accessdate=23 February 2011|first=JoAnne|last=Allen}}</ref> |
'''9/11 conspiracy theories''' are theories that disagree with the widely accepted account that the [[September 11 attacks]] were perpetrated solely by [[al-Qaeda]],<ref name=Norman>Norman, Joshua. [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/09/11/national/main20104377.shtml "9/11 conspiracy theories won't stop"]. [[CBS News]]. September 11, 2011</ref> without any detailed advanced knowledge on the part of any government agency.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/sep/11/cynical-scenarios-still-soar/| author=Arnaud de Borchgrave| title=Cynical scenarios still soar| publisher=The Washington Times| date=September 11, 2009}}</ref> Proponents of these theories claim there were inconsistencies in the official conclusions or evidence that was overlooked.<ref name=VF>Sales, Nancy Jo. [http://www.vanityfair.com/ontheweb/features/2006/08/loosechange200608 Click Here For Conspiracy], ''Vanity Fair'' July 9, 2006</ref> In a 2008 global poll of 17 countries, 46% of those surveyed believed al-Qaeda was responsible for the attacks, 15% believed the U.S. government was responsible, 7% believed Israel was and another 7% believed some other perpetrator, other than [[al Qaeda]], was responsible. The poll found that respondents in the Middle East were especially likely to name a perpetrator other than al-Qaeda.<ref name="Allen2008">{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/09/10/us-sept11-qaeda-poll-idUSN1035876620080910|title=No consensus on who was behind September 11|date=September 10, 2008|work=Reuters|accessdate=23 February 2011|first=JoAnne|last=Allen}}</ref> People who believe in 9/11 conspiracy theories are also more likely to believe other conspiracy theories such as [[Osama bin Laden death conspiracy theories|competing theories]] about the [[death of Osama bin Laden]], with some believing he is still alive.<ref>{{Cite journal | doi = 10.1177/1948550611434786 | last = Wood | first = Michael J. | coauthors = Karen M. Douglas, Robbie M. Sutton | title = Dead and Alive: Beliefs in Contradictory Conspiracy Theories | journal = Social Psychological and Personality Science | date = 2012-01-25 }}</ref> |
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The most prominent [[conspiracy theory]] is that the [[collapse of the World Trade Center]] and [[7 World Trade Center]] were the result of a [[World Trade Center controlled demolition conspiracy theories|controlled demolition]] rather than structural failure due to fire.<ref>{{cite book|last=Summers|first=Anthony|title=The Eleventh Day: The Full Story of 9/11 and Osama bin Laden|year=2011|publisher=Ballantine|location=New York|isbn=978-1400066599|pages=104|coauthors=Swan, Robbyn}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal| last = Staff Editors| date = February 3, 2005| title = Debunking the 9/11 Myths: Special Report - The World Trade Center| journal = Popular Mechanics| publisher = Hearst Communication| url = http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military/news/debunking-911-myths-world-trade-center| quote = That explanation hasn't swayed conspiracy theorists, who contend that all three buildings were wired with explosives in advance and razed in a series of controlled demolitions.}}</ref> Another prominent belief is that the [[The Pentagon|Pentagon]] was hit by a missile launched by elements from inside the U.S. government<ref>{{cite book|last=Summers|first=Anthony|title=The Eleventh Day: The Full Story of 9/11 and Osama bin Laden|year=2011|publisher=Ballantine|location=New York|isbn=978-1400066599|pages=109|coauthors=Swan, Robbyn}}</ref><ref name="usgovDidPlaneHitPentagon" /> or that a commercial airliner was allowed to do so via an effective standdown of the American military.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.911truth.org/article.php?story=20051205150219651 |title=Flights 11, 175, 77, and 93: The 9/11 Commission's Incredible Tales |accessdate=October 28, 2009 |last=Griffin |first=David Ray, Ph.D. |date=December 4, 2005 |publisher=911Truth.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.physics911.net/pdf/jacobs.pdf |title=The Military Drills on 9-11: "Bizarre Coincidence" or Something Else?|publisher=www.physics911.net |date= |accessdate=August 28, 2009}}</ref> Motives cited by conspiracy theorists include justifying the invasions of [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq War|Iraq]], and geostrategic interests in the Mideast, including pipeline plans launched in the early 1990s by [[Unocal]] and other oil companies.<ref name="Knight">{{Cite journal|last=Knight|first=Peter|title=Outrageous Conspiracy Theories: Popular and Official Responses to 9/11 in Germany and the United States|journal=[[New German Critique]]|number=103|volume=35|issue=1|year=2008|url=http://ngc.dukejournals.org/cgi/reprint/35/1_103/165.pdf|accessdate=June 9, 2009}}</ref> Other conspiracy theories revolve around authorities having advance knowledge of the attacks and deliberately ignoring or helping to assist the attackers. <ref name=VF/><ref name="The Eleventh Day pp92" /><ref name="BBCevolution">{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7488159.stm |title=The evolution of a conspiracy theory |date=July 4, 2008 |publisher=BBC News |accessdate=July 27, 2008}}</ref> |
The most prominent [[conspiracy theory]] is that the [[collapse of the World Trade Center]] and [[7 World Trade Center]] were the result of a [[World Trade Center controlled demolition conspiracy theories|controlled demolition]] rather than structural failure due to fire.<ref>{{cite book|last=Summers|first=Anthony|title=The Eleventh Day: The Full Story of 9/11 and Osama bin Laden|year=2011|publisher=Ballantine|location=New York|isbn=978-1400066599|pages=104|coauthors=Swan, Robbyn}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal| last = Staff Editors| date = February 3, 2005| title = Debunking the 9/11 Myths: Special Report - The World Trade Center| journal = Popular Mechanics| publisher = Hearst Communication| url = http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military/news/debunking-911-myths-world-trade-center| quote = That explanation hasn't swayed conspiracy theorists, who contend that all three buildings were wired with explosives in advance and razed in a series of controlled demolitions.}}</ref> Another prominent belief is that the [[The Pentagon|Pentagon]] was hit by a missile launched by elements from inside the U.S. government<ref>{{cite book|last=Summers|first=Anthony|title=The Eleventh Day: The Full Story of 9/11 and Osama bin Laden|year=2011|publisher=Ballantine|location=New York|isbn=978-1400066599|pages=109|coauthors=Swan, Robbyn}}</ref><ref name="usgovDidPlaneHitPentagon" /> or that a commercial airliner was allowed to do so via an effective standdown of the American military.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.911truth.org/article.php?story=20051205150219651 |title=Flights 11, 175, 77, and 93: The 9/11 Commission's Incredible Tales |accessdate=October 28, 2009 |last=Griffin |first=David Ray, Ph.D. |date=December 4, 2005 |publisher=911Truth.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.physics911.net/pdf/jacobs.pdf |title=The Military Drills on 9-11: "Bizarre Coincidence" or Something Else?|publisher=www.physics911.net |date= |accessdate=August 28, 2009}}</ref> Motives cited by conspiracy theorists include justifying the invasions of [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq War|Iraq]], and geostrategic interests in the Mideast, including pipeline plans launched in the early 1990s by [[Unocal]] and other oil companies.<ref name="Knight">{{Cite journal|last=Knight|first=Peter|title=Outrageous Conspiracy Theories: Popular and Official Responses to 9/11 in Germany and the United States|journal=[[New German Critique]]|number=103|volume=35|issue=1|year=2008|url=http://ngc.dukejournals.org/cgi/reprint/35/1_103/165.pdf|accessdate=June 9, 2009}}</ref> Other conspiracy theories revolve around authorities having advance knowledge of the attacks and deliberately ignoring or helping to assist the attackers. <ref name=VF/><ref name="The Eleventh Day pp92" /><ref name="BBCevolution">{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7488159.stm |title=The evolution of a conspiracy theory |date=July 4, 2008 |publisher=BBC News |accessdate=July 27, 2008}}</ref> |