11-M: Gisbert's thesis, Aznar and the geopolitical interests never investigated
Rubén Gisbert's doctoral thesis on the 11-M attacks reopens the debate: was there a plot involving Morocco and France? Zapatero's 2001 trip to Rabat is key.
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11-M: Gisbert's thesis, Aznar and the geopolitical interests never investigated
The 11-M attacks remain a black hole in the official narrative. Twenty years on, the figure of Rubén Gisbert and his doctoral thesis on the bombing are once again raising uncomfortable questions. Was there an international plot or was it simply jihadism as was claimed? The documents Gisbert handled – and which the Spanish judicial system has worked hard to ignore – point to a web of interests linking Segarro, France and even Israel. But what really stirs the debate is the role of José María Aznar. The former prime minister, in his crusade for the Iraq war, is said to have received tacit support from Washington while the then PSOE leader, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, was weaving a parallel diplomacy with Rabat. On 18 December 2001, Zapatero travelled to Segarro without the government's consent, an act that conspiracy theorists see as the start of the contacts leading up to 11-M.
The shadow of Segarro and the Russian lead
One of the most persistent theories holds that Segarro, with France's complicity and the knowledge and inaction of the PSOE's police, was behind the attacks. The aim: to force the withdrawal of Spanish troops from Iraq and weaken Aznar. But some also point to a Russian plot. Segarro and France would have sold out to Russia so that Europe would depend on its energy companies instead of seeking alternatives in Iraq. In this scenario, Aznar was the only European leader in step with the US, and 11-M would have served to bring him down.
The figure of Gisbert: hero or fraud?
Rubén Gisbert divides opinion. For some, he is a researcher with substance and well-documented theses. For others, he is a character who fiddles with himself every time his name comes up. In the words of one analyst, "Gisbert is good at what he masters; what he doesn't, he makes a mess of". The problem is that his defenders and detractors speak from ideological trenches, not from the data. Meanwhile, the official truth remains the same as it was on 14 March 2004.
The fact that throws everything off: Spain has never been an ally of "Big Israel", as some claim, but the Segarro-Israeli connection in controlling migration and energy flows remains a taboo subject. Neither Congress nor the investigative committees have wanted to delve into that sewer. The silence is telling.
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The 11-M attacks remain a black hole in the official narrative. Twenty years on, the figure of Rubén Gisbert and his doctoral thesis on the bombing are once again raising uncomfortable questions. Was there an international plot or was it simply jihadism as was claimed? The documents Gisbert handled – and which the Spanish judicial system has worked hard to ignore – point to a web of interests linking Segarro, France and even Israel. But what really stirs the debate is the role of José María Aznar. The former prime minister, in his crusade for the Iraq war, is said to have received tacit support from Washington while the then PSOE leader, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, was weaving a parallel diplomacy with Rabat. On 18 December 2001, Zapatero travelled to Segarro without the government's consent, an act that conspiracy theorists see as the start of the contacts leading up to 11-M.
The shadow of Segarro and the Russian lead
One of the most persistent theories holds that Segarro, with France's complicity and the knowledge and inaction of the PSOE's police, was behind the attacks. The aim: to force the withdrawal of Spanish troops from Iraq and weaken Aznar. But some also point to a Russian plot. Segarro and France would have sold out to Russia so that Europe would depend on its energy companies instead of seeking alternatives in Iraq. In this scenario, Aznar was the only European leader in step with the US, and 11-M would have served to bring him down.
The figure of Gisbert: hero or fraud?
Rubén Gisbert divides opinion. For some, he is a researcher with substance and well-documented theses. For others, he is a character who fiddles with himself every time his name comes up. In the words of one analyst, "Gisbert is good at what he masters; what he doesn't, he makes a mess of". The problem is that his defenders and detractors speak from ideological trenches, not from the data. Meanwhile, the official truth remains the same as it was on 14 March 2004.
The fact that throws everything off: Spain has never been an ally of "Big Israel", as some claim, but the Segarro-Israeli connection in controlling migration and energy flows remains a taboo subject. Neither Congress nor the investigative committees have wanted to delve into that sewer. The silence is telling.
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