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Al Qaeda´s actions on 9 11 2001 changed America´s view of the world. Immediately after the terrorist attacks the Bush Administration, came to the conclusion that America as a whole was under attack and that the solution was preventive warfare to be fought in the Muslim world. But what if USA governments, first the Bush Administration and now the Obama administration are wrong and the Al Qaeda attacks were not the beginning of a deadly attack on America but a freak event?

In 2005 Safe Democracy, my foundation co organized the largest conference ever put together to study terrorism. One of the highlights of the conference was the decision of Kofi Annan to choose this event to announce the UN Principles for Nations to apply when fighting terrorism. These principles were understood by many as a warning to USA that Terrorism could not be fought with more terror a la Guantanamo and Abu Gharb. Around that time it become clear that the subsequent attacks that seemed to resemble 9-11, namely the March 11 Atocha Bombings in Madrid and t