Germans Lap Up Claim That US Plotted Sept 11

The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 10-17-2003 | Kate Connolly

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Germans lap up claim that US plotted Sept 11

By Kate Connolly in Bonn
(Filed: 17/10/2003)

A former cabinet minister is drawing huge crowds and stoking the fires of anti-Americanism in Germany with a book arguing that the US government mounted the Sept 11 attacks as part of a plot to win global domination.

Andreas von Bülow has gone even further than Michael Meacher, Britain's former environment minister, who claims the US knowingly failed to prevent the attacks.

Von Bülow, 66, believes that Sept 11 was staged to justify the subsequent wars on Afghanistan and Iraq.

"If what I say is right, the whole US government should end up behind bars," he says.

The German government has made no official response to the book, although ministers have tried to distance themselves from his views.

But von Bülow's ideas are very popular and polls show a fifth of Germans believe Washington ordered the attacks.

The CIA and September 11, written mainly from internet research, is a besteller, with sales of more than 100,000.

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What is wrong with these people?

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[tiamat]

Well, according to some there, the Holocaust didn't happen either!

Tia

[Normal4me]

Ha! If we wanted global domination would we really have attacked Afghanistan and Iraq?!? How about China, Japan or Russia? Hell, for that matter we could have conquered the whole of AFRICA by now!

[SandRat]

What do you expect form a bunch of suckers that lapped up Mein Kampf and elected a failed paper-hanger to be Chancellor!

[MotleyGirl70]

Morons. I just can't understand their ignorance.

[Prodigal Son]

But von Bülow's ideas are very popular and polls show a fifth of Germans believe Washington ordered the attacks.

No, one fifth said it was possible that Washington was somehow connected to the attacks. Less than the number of democrats I would imagine.

[Roscoe Karns]

Michael Moore is also very popular with these nuts.

[Prodigal Son]

Well, there's a lot of crazy people out there. We've got a few of those right here on FR.

It doesn't surprise me that the Telegraph couldn't pass up an opportunity to bash on Germany- it's like a hobby for them.

[Prodigal Son]

But he's not popular in America- nuh-uh.

[microgood]

This is why it is better to drink American beer. Less dementia.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

The children and grandchildren of the Third Reich speak...

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

When one compares a group to the Democrats, you can be assured that you are comparing two losers.

[LasVegasMac]

What is wrong with these people?

I think it is something in the water they drink.

They seem to have a habit, about every 25 - 30 years, of begging for a world class ass kicking. Granted, they are a bit off cycle as of late.

This guy is certainly holding up all the right signs - "Kick our ass, again. Please!" - "Bomb us now!"

Proof that Kalifungus does not have the lock on fruits, nuts and flakes.

LVM

[mtbopfuyn]

If we wanted global domination would we really have attacked Afghanistan and Iraq?!? How about China, Japan or Russia?

Heck, what about Germany? It's half the size of Texas and we already have troops and weapons smack dab in the middle of the country. I'd say 3 seconds to total domination and another 30-40 minutes for Schroeder to finish the paperwork.

[Terry Mross]

The whole US Government should be put behind bars? Who does this nitwit think is big enough to do it.

Then again, from 1992 to 2000 I mostly agreed.

[Chu Gary]

"What is wrong with these people?"

Well, for starters, what percentage of the current German population used to be, or is descended from, former residents of East Germany? No doubt they all suffered long lasting defects in their reasoning ability.

[lchoro]

Send David Hasselhoff over there to set them straight. They worship the guy.

[mathurine]

The same thing that has always been wrong with them. Genetically f--ked up from way back when we kicked Prussian butt in New Jersey on Christmas Eve during our successful war for independence. Dey just vants dey butts kickened vonce again ass all krauts do liken once der vhile or oftener if possible.