Conspiracies On The September 11th, 2001 Attacks - 1429 Words

Conspiracies on the September 11th, 2001 Attacks Even though some conspirators think that the U.S. government was involved in the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks, they weren’t actually involved. After the attacks occurred on September 11th, 2001, people started to believe that the U.S. government was behind the attacks. Others believe that the terrorist group, known as al-Qaeda was behind it, but that the government knew about it and chose not to do anything to try and prevent it. Some of the reasons behind these conspiracies could make sense in some way, but that still doesn’t prove that the government was behind it all. The conspiracies are so easy to believe because most people will believe anything that they read online, so when†¦show more content†¦The hijacked plane crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade center at 8:46 am (9-11 Research Flight 11). At around the same time that Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower, it was confirmed that another plane, United Airlines Flight 175, had been hijacked. Flight 175 left the Boston Logan Airport at 8:14 am, which was about 16 minutes after it was scheduled to depart. At 8:42, the plane had gone off its planned course and started to fly south. The plane flew southwest as it crossed the Hudson River, it kept going to New Jersey until it was southwest from New York. The plane then made a sharp turn to the northeast so that it could approach the World Trade Center from the southwest. Flight 175 collided with the South Tower of the World Trade Center at 9:03 am (9-11 Research Flight 175). As shown above, the events that occurred on that day were well documented. The U.S. government tried to get into contact with Flight 11 once there was the possibility of a hijacking was evident. Air control towers tried repeatedly, but were unsuccessful at gaining contact. Once it was confirmed that the plane was hijacked, it was too late and the plane had already crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. People have come to believe that some â€Å"unnamed† US officials were behind the attacks. They think that the hijackers were hired by the United States to take over those planes and make it look like a terrorist attack. Others think because when the government found out