Editor,
The saying, “Things are not always what they seem” is most appropriate when speaking about the U.S. government’s so-called War On Terror.
Anwar al-Awlaki has been presented to the world as the new face of al-Qaeda. The government claims that al-Awlaki had connections to the alleged 9-11 hijackers, was the mastermind behind the Fort Hood shootings and inspired the failed Christmas Day airline bombing.
However, what has largely been swept under the rug is the FBI report which states that al-Awlaki had lunch with top military officials at the Pentagon weeks after 9-11. Now why would a top al-Qaeda leader be a guest of honor at the Pentagon? Isn’t al-Qaeda supposed to be the sworn enemy of the U.S.?
When we remember that 9-11 was an inside job, then this scenario stops being so strange. Al-Qaeda is a creation of the U.S. government and al-Awlaki is handler for the CIA recruiting fanatics and the mentally ill. Al-Awlaki’s presence in Yemen is being used as an excuse to launch further wars in the Middle East and destabilize governments.
Things are not always what they seem, and remember that the so-called War On Terror is nothing but a homicidal farce.
Muhajir Romero
UNM student
