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Sounds like it was an honest mistake and not some sinister plot against the US by Israel that the conspiracy theorists would have you believe.

[John H K]

What drives the conspiracy stuff (and the USS Liberty sailors who are convinced it was a deliberate attack) is the absolute terror that people have of randomness, and how uncomfortable it makes people feel that terrible things can happen without a larger meaning or purpose behind it.

People like to believe that when something terrible happens there was some great evil conspiracy behind it; it gives the loss more meaning and is strangely comforting.

Which is why the idea that the attack was simply a series of mistakes compounded by bad luck (as seems obvious to me) is so revolting to a lot of people.

[wtc911]

Cool-aid in the cups on the right.