Editing September 11 attacks (section)

==Conspiracy theories==
There are many conspiracy theories surrounding the attacks. The most prominent conspiracy theory is that the collapse of the Twin Towers and 7 World Trade Center were the result of controlled demolitions rather than structural failure due to impact and fire. 

Another prominent belief is that the Pentagon was hit by a missile launched by elements from inside the U.S. government or that a commercial airliner was allowed to do so via an effective stand-down of the American military. 

Possible motives claimed by conspiracy theorists for such actions include justifying the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq (even though the U.S. government concluded Iraq was not involved in the attacks) to advance their geostrategic interests, such as plans to construct a natural gas pipeline through Afghanistan. Other conspiracy theories revolve around authorities having advance knowledge of the attacks and deliberately ignoring or assisting the attackers.

Some far-right theorists, particularly those within the "Truther Movement", claim that the attacks were a false flag operation masterminded by the U.S. government itself as an excuse to force new laws on the American people to exert more oppression and control over the country. Other factions of the Truther Movement claim that the attacks were secretly staged by the "New World Order/Illuminati" to serve as a prelude for the emergence of a totalitarian one-world government.

[[Anti-Semitism|Anti-Semitic]] conspiracy theorists such as [[David Duke]] and ''[[Smoloko News]]'' have claimed that the attacks were actually carried out by Israel/Jews as an excuse for America to be used as Israel's pawns and for subjugating the Middle East to create a "Greater Israel".