Mustafa Shawqi (a leader in the socialist Coalition of Revolutionary Youth, on 9/11) (2011): “Personally, I think the imperial interests needed something like this. Gas tycoons—blocking any attempt for democratic change in the Arab world and serving the security of Israel” (Mustafa Shawqi quoted in Eric Trager, “Why is the Middle East still in thrall to 9/11 conspiracy theories?”, The New Republic, 3 September 2011: https://newrepublic.com/article/94546/middle-east-radical-conspiracy-theories ).