Conspiracy Theory Grips French: Sept. 11 as Right-Wing U.S. Plot
By ALAN RIDING
Even before the fires were extinguished at the World Trade
Center and the Pentagon, conspiracy theories began flooding the Internet. A
few quickly spilled out of Web sites and were widely circulated by e-mail
before fading into oblivion. One, however, has taken on a life of its own in
France. It was turned into a book that has become the publishing sensation
of the spring.In the book, “L’Effroyable Imposture,” or “The Horrifying Fraud,” Thierry
Meyssan challenges the entire official version of the Sept. 11 attacks.
