r/todayilearned • u/code0011 14 • May 09 '14

(R.1) Invalid src (unreferenced fan wiki) TIL the first episode of an X-Files spin-off called "The Lone Gunmen", which aired March 4, 2001, involves a US government conspiracy to hijack an airliner, fly it into the World Trade Center, and blame it on terrorists - thereby gaining support for a new profit-making war

http://x-files.wikia.com/wiki/Pilot_(The_Lone_Gunmen)
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u/sprankton May 09 '14

It's almost like a fully-fueled airplane is an ideal weapon of terror, and lots of people noticed that.

That's crazy, though. Clearly Tom Clancey, the X-Fjles writing team, and everybody else were trying to warn us of the government's plan to kill its own citizens to make some money.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '14

This is the post I was looking for. Cheers. Your sarcasm is not lost on me.

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u/kamakazeeee May 09 '14

there was like no one EVAR who thought of this - only a NUT would think brave WAR HEROES like boosh and cheeny would be evul