This is another lie propagated by the Israel Lobby so that Americans would turn the other way as Israel brutalizes the Palestinians using US taxpayers' money. The kids who were photographed eating sweets in Nablus had just been given these sweets by an Israeli soldier.

The people who were actually rejoicing were the Mossad men who had been filming the event.

"The New York Times reported Thursday that a group of five men had set up video cameras aimed at the Twin Towers prior to the attack on Tuesday, and were seen congratulating one another afterward"

Also, let's not forget what the former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahun had to say on the day of the 9-11 attacks when asked what the attacks would mean for US-Israeli relations. His quick reply was: "It's very good…….Well, it's not good, but it will generate immediate sympathy (for Israel)" Now that's a man rejoicing!

http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/fiveisraelis.html

I simply do not know what Bin Laden's level of involvement was. What I know, though, is that there were 5 Israelis filming the 9/11 events. They were arrested by police and later 2 were identified as Mossad agents and "deported" to Israel.

I personally read this in Haaretz right after 9/11. The story of the 5 Israelis filming 9/11 and celebrating was also reported by a number of sources in the main stream media. Some of the links have "disappeared" since but a number of them remain.

www.whatreallyhappened.com/fiveisraelis.html references some of these sources. I don't fully agree with the analysis but the story is real.

Again I don't know what Bin Laden did or did not do. I think there is little doubt though that Mossad agents knew about 9/11 before it happened! It is possible they knew what Bin Laden was up to and simply chose not to interfere because a terrorist attack on America would be good for Israel, as former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu noted, or it could be more!

I didn't say Bin Laden was not responsible for 9/11. All I said was that there is solid evidence that Mossad agents were filming the planes as they hit WTC. This is the issue I was addressing and not Bin Laden. This fact on its own does not disprove (or prove) Bin Laden's role.

BTW Your portrayal of me as a "lunatic" and misquoting what I said is a transparent attempt to dismiss the documented fact that Mossad had pre-knowledge of the specific details of 9/11 so that you don't have to deal with the implications of this fact.

As for the French, it is not the same. The French claimed they had information about Bin Laden's plans to use planes (but no specific information about dates or details). The fact that Mossad agents were filming indicates they knew the specific details of what was about to transpire!

I don't like conspiracy theories like the one you advocate because, at least in part, they are based on speculation. The fact that 5 Israelis (two of whom were identified later by the FBI as Mossad agents) were filming WTC on 9/11 prior to the planes colliding with the buildings has been documented by a number of news sources. I am not going to speculate about the implications. I just wanted to highlight this well-documented fact.

"This is an old story. Before they go to war, nations always insist that they are blameless victims. It is essential that a nation's people be convinced that God and right are on their side and that the enemy is evil and monstrous. The powerful drugs of patriotism and moral supremacy are necessary to sell the upcoming horror show."

- Gary Kamiya

One of the few things that could save a nation from going down this ugly path is critical thinking and analysis by the media. Sadly this was lacking as the main stream media was swept by the patriotic fever that overtook the nation!

Great article! Only someone who completely lacks curiosity and critical thinking can keep on going the way Bush is. The evangelical religious right is completely blind to the mistakes they make.

In the midst of all the fake heroes, it is good to know that there is a true American heroine who stood in defense of the dispossessed and brutalized children of Gaza and paid for her convictions with her life. Read her emails on:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,916299,00.html