January 05, 2010
Christmas Bomb Plot - Just Too Convenient?
(Bahrain) A piece in the Gulf Daily News suggests that the Christmas Day Bomb Plot was part of a conspiracy to incite fear and anger in the American public and provide a pretext for war in the region, in particular, Yemen.
The historical evidence would confirm this. There is a tried and trusted formula used by the US (and other governments) in which alleged breaches of security become pretexts for a "just war".The writer cites examples of historical pretexts to war, including the sinking of the USS Maine in 1898, the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 and even the terrorist attacks on 9/11/01. The argument is that the Christmas Day Bomb Plot is more of the same. Specifically, the Obama administration conspired to sacrifice the lives of 300 travelers as a pretext to declaring war in the region.
Readers can make up their own minds. I'm unconvinced. In fact, I believe it's rarely prudent to suspect a conspiracy when mere incompetence explains everything.
However, it's worth noting that the Gulf Daily News is read throughout the Persian Gulf/Arabian Peninsula region so the conspiracy idea will feed anti-American sentiment among the Arab populations, the same people who aid, abet and get recruited by al-Qaeda.
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