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Anchors and journalists of Fox News, one of the main, arch-conservative, U.S. TV networks, spawned five central memes of the official 9/11 account within minutes of a reported plane crash on the World Trade Center, i.e. before that account was imposed by the U.S. government.{71}

At 08:57:34a.m. Jon Scott took over as news anchor at Fox News. At this point Scott was told that a plane had crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York. What did he say? That an army bomber had smashed by accident into Empire State Building in WWII. Fifty seconds later, Scott dismisses the theory of an accident.

Thirty five seconds later – at 08:58:55 – Scott launched casually two memes that would underpin the official account of 9/11 for years to come: One, that the attacks were the work of Islamic fanatics and two, that they were executed by suicide pilots. He first reminded viewers of “the bombing back in 1989 [sic] of the World Trade Center”, attributed to Islamic terrorists, then added that the current attack “may have been simply a suicidal pilot who wanted to make a point.” Was Scott merely improvising? At that point in time, he had no apparent reason to suspect foul play.

Only three minutes later, at 09:02:58a.m. Scott says with some hesitation: "We just saw another one... Another plane just flew into the second tower. This has to be deliberate, folks...Now, given what has been going on around the world, some of the key suspects come to mind, Osama bin Laden...Who knows what.” Designating the suspect of a mass murder living 5000 miles away within 33 seconds of the first overt signs of an ongoing crime, must have been a world record. Scott’s reaction to the horrendous sight of a plane plunging into the South Tower is remarkable. His voice does not express emotion. He reports his observations matter-of-factly. By mentioning Osama bin Laden as a suspect, Scott launched the third meme of the official account.

To consolidate the above memes, Scott brought in at 09:07:39a.m. his colleague Eric Shawm whom he asked rhetorically: "Now, Eric, I am reminded again of what happened back in 1989 [sic]. The intent of those terrorists back then was to actually bring down the tower, wasn't it?" With this statement Scott launched the fourth meme, namely that of an Islamic plan to “bring down the towers.” Eric Shawn confirms in turn some of these memes, saying two minutes later – at 09:09:31a.m. – "What we've long feared and many of worried about and thought could never happen would be a terrorist attack, a deliberate, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center as we are witnessing right now”, adding half a minute later that this an attack “on the very soul in the very heart of our nation”. Shawm thereby introduced the fifth meme, namely that of a war against the United States. He did so twenty minutes before President George W. Bush made this claim when speaking from a primary school in Florida.

The focus on Osama bin Laden was soon given a sort of official imprimatur. At 09:32:04a.m. Scott is told over the phone by Rita Cosby: "Jon, I've just been told from a U.S. law enforcement official [unidentified], that they are saying it is evident that this is a terrorist related attack, and among the key targets, key people that they're looking at is Osama bin Laden."

Note the convoluted way Osama bin Laden was introduced. But this did not deter Scott from demonstrating once again his erudition. Fifteen minutes later, speaking to William Daley, he said: "Bill, I know that Osama bin Laden likes airplanes."

Readers may interpret all of the above statements as irresponsible musings by a conservative American long conditioned to view Muslims as a threat. Indeed, Fox News is widely regarded as an anti-Muslim propaganda outlet, strongly committed to U.S. militarism. But there exists an alternative explanation. Fox journalists may have been given the task of launching early on these five future memes of the official account of 9/11. I leave it to readers to evaluate these two theories.