Conspiracy Theories Swirl After Paris Attacks

Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara April 22, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Umit Bektas

Daniel Dombey in Istanbul and Courtney Weaver in Moscow, Financial Times: Russian and Turkish conspiracy theories swirl after Paris attacks

Update: 'Did the Americans plan the Paris terror attacks?' asks leading Russian tabloid -- The Telegraph

My Comment: I know about the Russian tabloid that is pushing this conspiracy theory .... no one but the "uninformed" takes it seriously. As for Turkey .... that is a different story because it is the the head of the government (President Recep Tayyip Erdogan) who is pushing these conspiracy theories. When the president of a country believes in conspiracy theories without a shred of proof .... that is when you know that you have a problem ... but such is Turkey today.

Oil And The Conspiracy Theories That It Spawns

Saudi Oil Policy Uncertainty Unleashes The Conspiracy Theorists -- Reuters

* Market debates if Saudis will no longer defend oil prices
* Private briefings, long Naimi silence puzzle OPEC experts
* Conspiracy theories abound about what Riyadh is up to

LONDON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - If Saudi Oil Minister Ali al Naimi wants to stop conspiracy theories spreading before a crucial OPEC meeting next week, it's too late.

Naimi's intervention last week after a two-month silence failed to address a question energy markets want answered: is the OPEC leader no longer willing to defend oil prices which have dived by a third to their lowest since 2010, and is it pursuing new commercial or even geopolitical goals?

Despite Naimi's insistance that Riyadh wants stable markets, diplomatic and market sources say Saudi officials told recent private briefings that the kingdom can live for some time with current, or even lower, levels.

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My Comment: The truth is out there ....  maybe. :)

Update: This is interesting .... a minute after I posted the above story to be published at 7:00 EST .... I received an email from someone that I do not know who provided me this link.

Hmmmm .... I smell a conspiracy at work.

:))

Thanks Daniel for the link. I heard what happened in Siberia but no one has come forward with an explanation. But if I was to hazard a guess .... I would say an exploding meteor .... maybe.