Exactly and that lie was exposed.
Big deal. It was a conspiracy theory until it was clearly exposed, and Americans believed it with open arms.
Its not a conspiracy theory, its basically lying to the American people to drum up support for a War which was the Neocons pet project in re-shaping the Middle East.
The conspiracy theory part is where Americans choose to believe in such non sense. I am not sure what is so different between WMD claims and, say, OBL's claims that are being made in this topic, to suggest one is much different than the other. Or are you suggesting that the difference is just small semantics? i.e. These Americans acting on a high moral ground should still take a hard look at themselves.
I don't think you know the difference.
Not really. A conspiracy theory is adding your own spin to something which has taken place. Such as 9/11, or OBL raid. Iran making nuclear weapons is a conclusion being drawn by USA. Similarly, Pakistan stating that USA is hostile to Pakistan. That is not a conspiracy theory but an observation. Different people will draw different conclusions.
No, no -- that isn't what a conspiracy theory is. You're changing the definition so that it suits your purpose, i.e. your conspiracy theories are not called conspiracy theories but someone else's alleged conspiracy theories are. Conspiracy theory, by definition, is the idea that there's a secret plot by a certain group/individual/state/etc against another certain group/individual/state. By definition, the claims of Iraq having WMDs and Iran making nukes are conspiracy theories.
If you're calling this an observation, and say that people will make up their own minds, well the same can be said about conspiracy theories.
I mean really, you're arguing on minor semantics to exonerate the American public from the conspiracy theories they believe yet have the audacity to call others conspiracy theorists.
Iran hates Al Qaeda so initially when the war in Afghanistan started, it openly backed the United States against the Al Qaeda and their Taliban allies. It was only later when Bush drummed up war support for Iran that Iran started giving shelter or passage way for Al Qaeda terrorists through Iran from Iraq to Afghanistan.
And again, no clear evidence of such. What about claims of Iran supporting Taliban?
Actually I don't believe in conspiracy theories. I believe in facts. Pakistan has a policy of good Taliban, those that fight NATO in Afghanistan and India in Kashmir and Bad Taliban, those that fight Pakistanis. And it has selectively cracked down on one segment of the Taliban and not both.
By that definition, US has similar policy, because it doesn't attack the TTP and BLA hiding in Afghanistan. Please stop being a hypocrite. You're starting to sound like bharatis -- a nation of hypocrites with no shame.
There's no solid evidence of Pakistan giving any support to Afghan Taliban. That's where your conspiracy theory ends.
Actually there is. Haqqanis are a tribe just like the Meshuds who Pakistan fought a bloody 3 year war with. The Haqqanis are openly attacking in Afghanistan but Pakistan does not want to start another war with a powerful tribe.
Please don't "add your own spin to something which has taken place". Pakistan fought against TTP, not any particular tribe. Pakistan has not attacked Haqqani because it has more pressing concerns. Again, by the same ballpark, US must be supporting TTP as well.
Well its either two things. Either Pakistan was complicit in hiding Bin Laden or it was incompetent in finding him.
Sure, and by the same ballpark, I can say the same about 9/11 attacks. Quit the nonsense, will ya?
the usual rant will be mr zaki is a conspiracy theorist because he doesnt goes with the flow, i-e what info uncle sam feeds, uncle sam is always right even if he says banana is corn
These guys seriously have the audacity to call others conspiracy theorists, given the numerous conspiracy theories they so firmly believe in themselves. Have some shame guys, have some shame. Surely I don't need to point out the top-grade hypocrites you are?