Cold War Related 9/11 Links The roots of 9/11 are in the Cold War. A decade of conflict in Afghanistan, a raw attempt by Soviet forces to dominate the country from 1979 to 1989, gave Islamist extremists a rallying point and a training field... the response to Soviet military occupation of Afghanistan was and Afghan national resistance movement that defeated them. Young Muslims from around the world flocked to Afghanistan to join in the fight against the Godless Soviets. Twenty-three year old Usama Bin Laden arrived in Afghanistan in 1980 to join the fight. Thus we can see a connection between the Cold War and 9/11 - with the Soviets defeated, Bin Laden turned his jihad against the United States. Many half truths and outright myths have grown out of this connection. Debunking The 9/11 Myths - Cover Story - Popular Mechanics mag. Examines evidence and consults experts to refute the most persistent conspiracy theories of September 11. National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. The ten members of the 9-11 Commission announce the creation of the 9/11 Public Discourse Project. The Commission closed on August 21, 2004. ... Congressional Reports: Joint Inquiry into (the) Intelligence Community ..... A service of the U.S. Government Printing Office. Return to Home Page