The answer is simple. You look at the evidence. When Bin Laden claimed he wasn't behind 9/11 the available evidence did not support that claim. When he finally admitted it, after the preponderance of evidence pointed to OBL being behind it, he admitted it.
Problem for you is, there is no preponderance of evidence pointing to Osama bin Laden as the primary culprit behind the 9/11 attacks. You're spouting a myth.
The evidence is only good enough to speculate that he
might have been involved, but nothing more.
"Hard evidence." That doesn't mean there was "no" evidence. That's where you are twisting the facts. The available evidence was that OBL was behind 9/11 and all your squirming around that doesn't change a thing.
Sorry, no. The available evidence isn't enough to conclude anything about who was truly behind the 9/11 attacks. I've looked at it up and down and find nothing convincing about it.
The facts that his associates have admitted to being behind 9/11, which we do have hard facts for, and admitting that OBL was their boss and was directing the operation. Are you going to continue to play stupid about all this?
That doesn't mean anything. For one thing, his associates could have been lying. Remember, you believe they are scumbag criminal terrorists. Lying wouldn't be too much of a stretch for them. Secondly, his associates could have been intelligence patsies who merely thought they were carrying out a terrorist attack on behalf of Al-Qaeda.
How would they know he was truly directing the operation?
Pure speculation and rhetoric on your part. You don't have any idea whatsoever where I gleaned my information about 9/11. If you want to deal with facts, stick to them and stay away from your lame accusations.
You gleaned your information from the same sources as most everyone else. You're not special. You only think you have the facts.
Dodge and evade, dodge and evade. You are the one claiming that the government was involved. Prove it.
You're the one claiming they had no involvement. How could you possibly know this?
A good portion of the visual evidence came from news stations and personal videos.
Inconclusive.
Much of the testimony came from private citizens and private/public businesses.
Also inconclusive.
Admission of involvement came from those in AQ who were directly involved.
This proves nothing. Since we don't know who, what, or how Al-Qaeda is funded and organized, these admissions mean nothing.
Again, for all you know, Al-Qaeda is a CIA creation whose only purpose is to carry out state-sponsored terrorist attacks so the United States will have a built-in excuse to meddle anywhere in the world it wants.
How do you know anything you believe is true? You do research and come to a conclusion. Let's see your research that the US government was behind it.
Sure, just as soon as we see your research that proves the U.S. government wasn't behind it.
I don't have to prove squat. You are the one making the extraordinary claims. You claim the government was involved and haven't provided the first iota of evidence to prove that claim.
Sure you do. You've made the extraordinary claim that Al-Qaeda was truly responsible. Where's your evidence for this claim?
Your responses are full of something. Content is not the word though. This isn't about losing a debate, it's about facts, and your claims are completely devoid of any facts. Prove your claim that the US government was behind 9/11. If you can't there is no debate at all. It's that simple.
We've already established that you don't have any facts, though. You claim you have facts, but when I press the issue you avoid share your "facts" at every turn.
Prove your claim that Al-Qaeda truly was the responsible party and that they are a legitimate, organically-created terrorist organization without state sponsorship.
We'll be waiting.