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9/11 seen as 'US plot'
11/09/2006 17:04 - (SA)
Ottawa - One in five Canadians believes
the attacks on the United States on September 11 2001, had nothing
to do with Osama Bin Laden and were actually a plot by
influential Americans, according to a new poll.
The Ipsos-Reid poll, released on Monday, found that 22% of Canadians - and
26% of young Canadians - agree with the conspiracy
theory. The number was the highest, at 32%, in Quebec,
which has shown the least support for the US war on terror.
The poll asked if the events of 9/11 were actually orchestrated by a group of highly
influential Americans and others as part of a wider global
conspiracy to profit from and gain power and who are actually
protecting Osama Bin Laden from being captured."
"Conspiracy theories are popular, as we all know," said
Ipsos pollster Paul Orovan.
Sixty-six per cent said the actions were carried out by bin
Laden's disciples as an attack on the United States and as part
of a global war of terror against Western and affluent
democracies.
Twelve percent said neither or refused to answer.
The random telephone survey of 1 000 adult Canadians was
conducted for CanWest News Service and Global News from August
29-31.
Such a sample is considered accurate to within 3.1
percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
- Reuters
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