CHOSSUDOVSKY, Michel. Canadian economics professor: "From the outset, the objective was to use 9/11 as a pretext for launching the first phase of the Middle East War... The media disinformation campaign went into full gear"

Michel Chossudovsky (Canadian economist, author and a professor of economics at the University of Ottawa) (2015): “From the outset, the objective was to use 9/11 as a pretext for launching the first phase of the Middle East War, which consisted in the bombing and occupation of Afghanistan. Within hours of the attacks, Osama bin Laden was identified as the architect of 9/11. On the following day, the “war on terrorism” had been launched. The media disinformation campaign went into full gear. Also on September 12, less than 24 hours after the attacks, NATO invoked for the first time in its history “Article 5 of the Washington Treaty – its collective defence clause” declaring the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC) and the Pentagon “to be an attack against all NATO members.” What happened subsequently, with the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq is already part of history. Iran and Syria constitute the next phase of the US administration’s military roadmap. 9/11 remains the pretext and justification for waging a war without borders (Michel Chossudovsky, “Prof. Michel Chossudovsky: the truth behind 9-11”, True Publica, 15 September 2015: http://truepublica.org.uk/united-states/prof-michel-chossudovsky-truth-behind-911/ ).

Professor Michel Chossudovsky (2019), “This CBS Report suggests that Osama bin Laden had been admitted to a Pakistani Military hospital in Rawalpindi on the 10th local time, less than 24 hours before the terrorist attacks. The report does not mention when he was actually released. Nonetheless, this report casts doubt on the official narrative to the effect that Osama bin Laden was responsible for coordinating the 9/11 attacks. From where? From his hospital bed? From his laptop or his cell phone?, (Michel Chossudovsky, “Where was Osama bin Laden on September 10 2001? One day before 9/11. His whereabouts were known. Osama bin Laden Was in a Pakistani Military Hospital... Hospitalized on September 10, CBS Dan Rather Report”, Global Research, 11 September 2019: https://www.globalresearch.ca/where-was-osama-bin-laden-on-september-10-2001-one-day-before-911-he-was-in-a-pakistani-military-hospital/5607143 ).

Professor Michel Chossudovsky (2019), “It was Eighteen years ago: I started writing on the evening of September 11, late into the night, going through piles of research notes, which I had previously collected on the history of Al Qaeda. This first text on 9/11 entitled “Who is Osama bin Laden?” was completed and first published on September 12, 2001. From the very outset, I questioned the official story, which described nineteen Al Qaeda sponsored hijackers involved in a highly sophisticated and organized operation. Something was not quite right: Al Qaeda was a creation of the CIA. Osama bin Laden had been recruited by the CIA. Yet barely a few hours after the attacks, CIA Director George Tenet was pointing his finger at Al Qaeda. My first objective was to reveal the true nature of this illusive “enemy of America”, who was “threatening the Homeland”. Global Research is committed to 9/11 Truth. In the course of the next few days (leading up to the commemoration of 9/11) we will be publishing a selection of articles by prominent authors, which indelibly reveal the lies and fabrications underlying the official 9/11 story” (Michel Chossudovsky, “Who is Osama bin Laden?””, Global Research, 11 September 2019: https://www.globalresearch.ca/osama-bin-laden/5688305 ).