Kindly offer a plausible explanation for the following sequence of events:
In
May 2001 the U.S. State Department met with Iran, German and Italian officials to discuss Afghanistan. It was decided that the ruling Taliban would be toppled and a "broad-based government" would control the country so a gas pipeline could be built there.
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/7969.pdf.http://www.gasandoil.com/goc/features/fex20867.htmEven as plans were being made to remove the Taliban rulers from power, Colin Powell announced a $43 million "gift" to Afghanistan.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-091701scheer.columnhttp://www.cato.org/dailys/08-02-02.htmlMeanwhile, the U.S. Embassy in the UAE received a call that Bin Laden supporters were in the U.S. planning attacks with explosives. It was rumored that Bin Laden was interested in hijacking U.S. aircraft.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/images/04/10/whitehouse.pdf In
July 2001, the private plot formulated in May for toppling the Taliban was divulged during the G8 summit in Genoa, Italy. Immediately after the conference, American, Russian, German and
Pakistani officials secretly met in Berlin to finalize the strategy for military strikes against the Taliban,
scheduled to begin before mid-October 2001http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1550366.stmhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,556254,00.htmlIn
September 2001 the
"catastrophic and catalyzing" modern-day Pearl Harbor envisioned years earlier by the PNAC came to pass when the WTC and Pentagon were attacked. The finger of blame was pointed at Osama bin Laden, a former CIA operative with ties to Afghanistan. Suddenly, the U.S. "gift" of $43 million to the Taliban in May was cast in a new light. Coincidentally, Pakistan had participated in the plan to attack Afghanistan and the chief of Pakistan's Inter Service Intelligence agency was later linked to a 911 hijacker after wiring him $100,00 just days before the WTC fell.
http://cryptome.org/rad.htmhttp://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/CHO109C.htmlhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=1454238160In
October 2001, with flags waving, crowds cheering, and anthems playing, the
"War On Terror" and the hunt for Osama began when Afghanistan was attacked
right on schedule of July's secret meeting