By Rudo de Ruijter, Independent Researcher Netherlands August 2006 Our politicians have shaped the idea many people have of our world. They have divided our world into good and bad. Of course, they are the good guys and the ones they accuse are the bad guys. Simple, isn't it? However , if we stick to the facts, and throw out all the information that comes from unverifiable sources, our world looks very different. This research article is intended to reveal the facts that lead to the US invasion of Afghanistan and to reveal the logical place of the 9/11events in that context. It is not meant to offend anyone. Don't read it if you are pleased with the "official" version of our history. Immediately after 9/11 president Bush declared war to Af ghanistan. This article shows the role of A fghanistan in pipeline projects which determine US' control over oil and gas in Afghanistan's neighbouring countries. Bush said the attacks of 9/11 were the reason to invade Afghanistan. [1] Th is article shows that preparations for this war took place well before. In 2000 the ne oconservatives said they needed some catastrophic and catalysing event. They said so at the time of the developments of un manned aerial vehicles striking with pinpoint accuracy. The 1993 attack The attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon on September 11, 20 01 eclipse an earlier attack on the World Trade Centre in 1993. On January 20 1993, William (Bill) Clinton had become president. A month later, on February 26, an "immense blast happened at 12:18 local time in the Secret Service's section of the car park underneath and between what are New York's tallest buildings." [2] BBC published the words of an eyewitness: "It felt like an airplane hit the building." Apparently the explosion was intended to bring both WTC towers down. The New York Times found out that the FBI was involved in the attacks. The FBI would have infiltrated a group of terrorists, would have known about their intentions and for some unknown reason let it happen. [3] Six people died and a hundred were injured. [2] 1: Why Afghanistan? Immediately after the attacks of Se ptember 11, 2001, US officials accused Osama bin Laden. Since the man would stay in Afghanistan, it provided a pretext for George W. Bush to attack and invade Afghanistan. Let's have a closer look at the situation prior to 9/11. As promised by Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev, the USSR had withdrawn its last soldiers from Afghanistan on February 15, 1989. It was the end of ten years of war . It was also the last war of t he Soviet Union. A few months later, on November 9, 1989, the Berlin wall fell. The I ron Curtain broke down. The people living on the other side of the curtain, of whom our leaders had always pretended they were dangerous and ferocious, turned out to be as friendly as us. With the concept of the Cold War our leaders had divided our world and maintained fear in our minds for over forty ye ars. This terror, fabricated by our own governments, was finally over . Pipeline projects through Afghanistan On December 25, 1991, the Soviet flag was lowered from the Kremlin for the last time. [4] The former Soviet republics become independent. Among them were the countries around the Caspian Sea, all rich in oil and gas. [MAP: http://worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/as. htm ] Before, the oil and gas went through pipelines to their soviet neighbours, or were exported via Russia to Europe. Now each country could se ll its own oil and gas and explore new markets. Buyers showed up from everywhere. In the beginning, the new leaders still had no experience with the world oil business. One of the first deals of Turkmenistan was to auction an oil well for as little as $100,000. [5] US companies showed up, too. The biggest challenge was to get the Caspian oil and gas to the world markets. The problem? The region is land-locked. If you trust neither Russia on the North side of the Caspian Sea, nor Iran on the Pipeline to Afghanistan: Viewzone http://www.viewzone.com/pipeline.html 1 of 11 14/12/08 20:48
