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The 9/11 terrorist attacks were planned by the United States government
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REFUTED
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Is it true that the 9/11 terrorist attacks were planned by the United States government?
No. The evidence conclusively establishes that the 9/11 terrorist attacks were planned and perpetrated by the terrorist organization al-Qaeda, not the United States government.
Verdict: REFUTED · 0 sources for, 7 against · Last checked
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Evidence against · 7
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Wikipedia: September 11 attacks. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks
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Notes attacks were centrally planned and coordinated by foreign entities.
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Greenhaven Publishing, LLC: Domestic terrorism. (n.d.). Greenhaven Publishing, LLC. https://archive.org/details/domesticterroris0000unse_i8j1
Notes conspiracy theories claim it was an inside job, but confirms perpetrators were Arab.
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1939-, G. D. R. (2008). Olive Branch Press: The new Pearl Harbor revisited : 9/11, the cover-up, and the exposé. Olive Branch Press. https://archive.org/details/newpearlharborre0000grif
Identifies 9/11 as terrorist attacks.
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author, M. C. 1. (2017). Nomad Press: Terrorism : violence, intimidation, and solutions for peace. Nomad Press. https://archive.org/details/terrorismviolenc0000moon_r5h9
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Identifies 9/11 as terrorist attacks.
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author, M. C. 1. (2017). Nomad Press: Terrorism : violence, intimidation, and solutions for peace. Nomad Press. https://archive.org/details/terrorismviolenc0000moon
Notes extremists carried out the attacks.
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Gale Group: History behind the headlines : the origins of conflicts worldwide. (2001). Gale Group. https://archive.org/details/historybehindhea0000unse
Mentions allegations of 9/11 being allowed or a conspiracy, but refutes government planning.
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Jim, M. (2006). Virgin [distributor]: The terror conspiracy : deception, 9/11, and the loss of liberty. Virgin [distributor]. https://archive.org/details/terrorconspiracy0000marr
Identifies the attacks as committed by external organizations and persons.
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OpenAIRE: The Political and Legal Status of Persons in the War on Terrorism. (2004). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-08576-4_8
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