Conspiracy Theories Have Big Role in Pakistan

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DURING her post-Osama bin Laden visit to Pakistan, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Pakistan should shed anti-Americanism and conspiracy theories. Clinton's comment isn't uncalled for. Many Pakistanis still believe that Sept. 11 was an inside job. Another conspiracy theory popular in Pakistan says 3,000 Jews who worked in the World Trade Center didn't show up Sept. 11 because they knew in advance the planes would crash into the towers.

Pakistan's intelligence agencies are accused of abducting, torturing and killing fellow citizens every day. Therefore, the conspiracy crowd thinks it would be normal for the CIA, as well, to sacrifice American lives to achieve its goals.

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Conspiracy Theories Have Big Role in Pakistan

Pakistanis give credibility to anything that fits the "us against them" model of world politics. That behavior is rooted in our nat...

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