Al-Qaeda does not exist
Despite the fact we know Blair and Bush have lied to us, I never considered a deception on this scale.
The third part of Power of Nightmares deconstructed every bit of the Al-Qaeda myth.
Now I'm not saying that 19 mostly-Saudi Arabs didn't hijack 4 planes. Which is why we hunted Afghan and Iraqi Arabs, right?
The name Al-Qaeda was first invented by the US in order to prosecute Bin Laden in his absence. Bin Laden never used it before 9/11.
Now let's go through the other attacks supposedly perpetuated by Al-Qaeda.
Anthrax? Traced to a US military scientist.
Sleeper cells? No proof. Not one of the 600+ arrests made in Britain has been convicted of terrorist charges.
Training grounds and underground fortresses in Afghanistan? Never found.
Madrid train bombing? They're prosecuting a 16-year old boy from a broken home.
Ricin in London? Turned out to be wheat germ.
Iraq? Al-Zarqiwi expressed a need to JOIN forces. Evidence that until recently, the groups were separate.
By creating this myth, we've cultivated the fear which allowed Bush to get re-elected, we've condoned human rights abuses and promoted a banner to entice disenfranchised people around the world into attacking us.
Some people even question whether Bin Laden is still alive...