The (not so) crazy story of conspiracy theories in the Middle East

posted on: Apr 2, 2015

Chances are that while visiting Egypt you’ll hear a disconcerting anecdote whereby a shark attacking a Russian tourist in the coastal town of Sharm al Sheikh had been trained by Mossad. But of course, conspiracy theories are not unique to the Middle East; many of us have grown up with stories such as “Man never landed on the moon” or “Elvis is alive.” No one can however deny that such theories are tremendously popular among Arabs and Persians:

* Don’t fool yourselves, the Islamic State is a product made in the West, and Hillary Clinton detailed so in her memoirs.

* The United States allied with the Muslim Brotherhood in order to destroy Egypt. Morsi was planning to give away the whole Sinai Peninsula to Hamas.

* An episode of The Simpsons shows how the United States is to blame for the outbreak of the Arab Spring.

* The peace treaty between Egypt and Israel brought cancer, hepatitis and other diseases to the Arab country.

* Henry Kissinger devised a plan to have all Christians in Lebanon exiled when the Civil War broke out in 1975.

* The Saudi monarchy is actually Jewish. So was Gaddafi, in fact. Just like the Caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, whose real name is Simon Elliot.

* The US gave the final push to Saddam before invading Kuwait.

* Both Coca Cola and Pepsi beverages contain swine substances and alcohol.

* The “Samson Option”: Israel has at its disposal nuclear weapons ready to be dropped on each and every country in the region.

Source: www.yourmiddleeast.com