The Dissident has provided a useful revisionist version of 9/11 and the rise of Al Qaeda in two parts:
Part 1:
How 9/11 Brought The Neo-Cons Into The Driving Seat Of U.S. Foreign Policy.
Whether one believed 9/11 was a false flag and allowed to happen or not, there is no denying how instrumental it was in cementing the neo-conservative-led plot for American imperial hegemony.
Part 2:
On the 25th Anniversary Of 9/11, Remember That Al Qaeda Is ‘On Our Side’.
None of this history will be showcased in the Western mainstream media this upcoming 9/11 anniversary, but it is important to note that more often than not, al-Qaeda has functioned as an asset of Western intelligence.
The sad thing about 9/11 is of course the victims - who were overwhelmingly not Americans:
As the U.S. General Wesley Clark explained, the Neo-cons expanded the clean break document into a plan to “take out seven countries in five years, starting with Iraq, and then Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and, finishing off, Iran.”
Iran may be the last in line to be 'taken out' but is proving a tough nut to crack.
In Clark's list of seven countries, we can now add Ukraine as - among other things that are nothing to do with Ukraine becoming a democracy - it is quite clear that the US also twigged later that a proxy war in Ukraine functioned as a way to keep Russia busy while the USA and Israel pursued their Middle-East policy unhindered either by Russia or the UN or anyone else for that matter.
It is simply another Soviet Afgansy with Soviets/Afghans replaced by Russians/Ukrainians or, if you prefer, Brzezinski 2.0.
Bonus!
Smart people those Neo-Cons but it's all very sad for the victims of their whacked-out policy decisions.