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The Operation 9/11: Russia – Germany – Israel Hypothesis – the Missing Links

By Michael Novakhov and the Google AI – Recent Posts and Tweets

Contents

The 9/11 Commission Report
GERMANY’S STATE SUPPORT
Severe Intelligence Oversight
9/11 WARNINGS ABOUT THE PILOTS TRAINING
Motivations
Putin the Mastermind
The Role of Russia
WHO BENEFITED? The After Effects of 9/11
REINVESTIGATE THE 9/11!

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“The 9/11 Commission Report, despite the vast quantity of labor behind it, is a cheat and a fraud.”

#CIA CIA #FBI FBI #Mossad Mossad
The 9/11 Commission Report – Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_9/11_
Criticism
Main article: Criticism of the 9/11 Commission
In a 2004 article titled, “Whitewash as Public Service: How the 9/11 Commission Report Defrauds the Nation”, Harper’s Magazine writer Benjamin DeMott wrote:
The plain, sad reality—I report this following four full days studying the work—is that The 9/11 Commission Report, despite the vast quantity of labor behind it, is a cheat and a fraud. It stands as a series of evasive maneuvers that infantilize the audience, transform candor into iniquity, and conceal realities that demand immediate inspection and confrontation. Because it is continuously engaged in scotching all attempts to distinguish better from worse leadership responses, the Commission can’t discharge its duty to educate the audience about the habits of mind and temperament essential in those chosen to discharge command responsibility during crises.[9]

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THE MISSING LINK: GERMANY’S STATE SUPPORT FOR THE HAMBURG CELL

#CIA CIA #FBI FBI #Mossadd Mossad
The phrase “9/11: the missing link” refers to a prominent public theory and a series of high-profile statements made by August Hanning – News Review
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My impression:
Hanning was on the right track with his “frequent” remarks about the role of the “STATE SUPPORT” for Hamburg cell, although it is unclear if he considered Germany itself in this role. It was a powerful opinion, at odds with the official version of the non-state Al Qaeda, and someone (the true culprits) probably did not like it, because it could lead directly to them. What followed, looks like a SETUP, the series of traps for Hanning, from his financial ruin (prearranged?) to his various unrelated private investigations which eventually lead to his arrest and current predicament. Now he is effectively shut off from the world and can talk only to his native BND. His former boss Gerhard Schroeder looks unconcerned about this, and, to the contrary, rather happy in his meeting with Putin: was this his birthday present?
It looks like the “STATE SUPPORT” for the Hamburg Cell, of which Hanning frequently spoke out, went directly from Gerhard Schroeder through his own channels, via the local Hamburg politicians, bypassing Hanning; otherwise Hanning would not speak about it so readily, risking to implicate himself and Germany.
The aim of this support was to help the future hijackers in their adaptation to the life in the western society, so they could fit seamlessly and unsuspiciously into the life in the US, while attending the pilots schools. At the same time, they were “egged on” and WEAPONIZED.
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9/11: the missing link – August Hanning – Google AI Mode: The phrase “9/11: the missing link” refers to a prominent public theory and a series of high-profile statements made by August Hanning, the former head of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND), regarding the 2001 terrorist attacks. [1, 2] Hanning, who led the BND from 1998 to 2005, has frequently spoken out about a missing link in the official 9/11 investigations—specifically targeting the logistical and financial state support given to the Hamburg Al-Qaeda cell, which included lead hijacker Mohamed Atta.

Hanning has argued that the hijackers could not have lived and operated so seamlessly in Germany without structured, domestic assistance that went largely unmapped by the initial U.S. and German investigations. [1, 2]

9/11: the missing link – August Hanning – Google Search google.com/search?q=9%2F1

Severe Intelligence Oversight

The Historical Investigation (August Hanning vs. The 9/11 Hamburg Cell)

Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Hanning—acting as the BND chief—headed the German intelligence apparatus tasked with mapping how al-Qaeda pilots like Mohamed Atta operated undetected from Germany. [1, 2]
Operational Failures: The investigation revealed severe intelligence oversight. German authorities admitted they actually had members of the cell and their Marienstrasse apartment under surveillance in 1998 and 1999 due to a suspected bin Laden operative. However, the surveillance was abandoned when investigators failed to connect the students to an active threat. [1]
The Chechnya Pivot: Intelligence records compiled during the post-9/11 investigations showed that the Hamburg cell members initially intended to fight in Chechnya. A chance encounter on a German train with an extremist named Khalid Masri redirected them to a Mauritanian businessman, who subsequently introduced them to Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan, where they were recruited for the plane operation. [1]
Logistical Support: The intelligence findings mapped out how the cell utilized individuals like Said Bahaji and Mounir El Motassadeq to manage routine banking and university affairs while the primary pilots were away training in Afghanistan and the United States, allowing them to avoid drawing the suspicion of immigration officials. [1, 2]
The intersection of these two timelines created a massive political scandal in Germany, shifting August Hanning’s legacy from the man who investigated the 9/11 Hamburg terrorists to a suspect arrested because of a Hamburg police raid on his own home. [1, 2]

The results of Hanning’s investigation of the Hamburg cell: summary – Google Search google.com/search?q=The+r esults+of+Hanning%27s+investigation+of+the+Hamburg+cell%3A+summary&num=10&newwindow=1&sca_esv=11c016ce86d16d05&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS1133US1133&sxsrf=APpeQnvwg2SLGmV54egmKTCYN0Q_-DGIVw%3A1791546771172&udm=50&fbs=ABfTbFVyMZGZf1hfvX9uKjN_-G8cY2oODYyTyZk24Xz37_7FQ0Kuh3jfnRqiKzI7KrGsO-bHLKGXxP60AsAIKmX_LR6dZEtmz8nkHFyRkWPDX_5LegU1fqwQYMdRPyoiz9Ph6SLSn7Q4xV8TXp9UD1zchv7jJIeifUOHI5bT6MK8oPlLH7i79sfZlbeGYJqH1pL9DXKo5_0LsNrrBxkjoHBVIWXjQ7LaLg&vsint=&aep=1&ntc=1&cs=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjrk5Pn76yXAxXxTTABHZW5NFUQ2J8OegQIExAD&biw=1536&bih=695&dpr=1.25&mstk=AUtExfBEbJFpQd6rZpkSOPM3BSueVnsEu7G-rAJv22UJQNZfZlJrfgY_zaKhhjpRREe9AF1C1R16YouQ0vQnqAP7EE8KxcGSe3XGL0egXhmdQgk1_xGtzkGbJJQ8QOR7F4XQa0psDsyGbGpGhMHDNdA8V83j4p81lvOi3168lBVyB7PxUy6Sm7rgPDCPuE7ndP9-7_x9OzVyeBq-TwvDwsvwu3cvA7hdYeAH21yRfpaa721GKvn7r8i0qW-HHgfe-tr402UqCLxQjfSitJbeACud2sA4v4XcLDhFpBpfoUhm01uP6MOFhKkgjkgEQp_bZD9Q1bi5EVukFecX6w&csuir=1&mtid=nNXIapSmCuKEwbkP17HriQw

9/11 WARNINGS ABOUT THE PILOTS TRAINING

#Israel: “Do not train the Saudi pilots, they will turn against you!”
#Russia: ” Do not send your Saudi pilots to Chechnya, they will turn against you!”
#Germany: “Send these moronic pilots anywhere, we don’t care; bur not against us, we had had enough!”

The September 11 attacks shifted this dynamic by significantly modifying how both nations trained their pilots, and altering the structural military relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia.

The role of the numbers of the well trained pilots in the military competition between Israel and Saudi Arabia: How 9/11 affected this balance? – Google Search google.com/search?q=The+r

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The number and exceptional preparation of combat pilots have historically formed the cornerstone of Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge (QME), a U.S.-mandated policy ensuring Israel maintains a regional technological and operational advantage. While Saudi Arabia historically possessed superior numbers of advanced airframes, it faced systemic challenges in building a massive, natively trained elite pilot corps, relying heavily on U.S.-led training pipelines. [1, 2, 3, 4]

The September 11 attacks (9/11) fundamentally altered this balance by introducing heavy vetting, deep political friction, and systemic restrictions on Saudi aviation pipelines, reinforcing Israel’s pilot-to-pilot dominance while inadvertently setting the stage for future strategic alignment.

Disruptions to the Saudi Pilot Training Pipeline

Because 15 of the 19 hijackers were Saudi nationals, the immediate aftermath of 9/11 shattered the seamless flow of Saudi military personnel into Western aviation programs. [5, 6]

Intense Vetting Restrictions: Before 9/11, foreign nationals entered U.S. flight programs with minimal centralized database screening. Post-9/11, the U.S. implemented aggressive vetting protocols that slowed down and limited the onboarding of Saudi military flight students. [4, 6, 7]

Operational Friction: Periodic geopolitical strain—compounded years later by insider incidents like the 2019 Pensacola NAS shooting—led to actual pauses and groundings of Saudi aviation students in the U.S.. This friction disrupted the continuity needed to build a pilot corps that could match Israel’s domestic, highly integrated training regime. [3]

Preservation of Israel’s Air Superiority

The tightening of U.S. training access ensured that while Saudi Arabia could purchase top-tier machinery, its human capital pipeline remained choked by geopolitical scrutiny.

The “Absorptive Capacity” Gap: Military analysts frequently noted that while the Royal Saudi Air Force could buy advanced jets, it struggled with “absorptive capacity”—the ratio of qualified, high-hour tactical pilots available to fly those platforms.

Israel’s Custom Independence: In contrast, Israel utilized its domestic training infrastructure and customized American acquisitions, such as the F-35I Adir, ensuring that its highly experienced pilots maintained structural superiority over any regional rival. [8]

The Shift from Rivals to Shared Security Concerns

Paradoxically, the post-9/11 era altered the competitive nature of Israel-Saudi relations. As the U.S. focus shifted toward global counter-terrorism and countering Iran, the perceived threat of a conventional air war between Israel and Saudi Arabia diminished. [9]

The two nations transitioned into a framework of tacit intelligence sharing and airspace coordination. This transformation became evident during civil aviation emergencies, such as the foiled flydubai hijacking attempt where both Israeli and Saudi air defense forces actively scrambled jets in a synchronized response to a mutual 9/11-style threat. [9, 10, 11]

Motivations

If Russia, Israel, and Germany are behind 9/11, here are their hypothetical motivations.
Russia intended to stop further unravelling of the USSR by turning the tables on the Western sponsors of Chechen separatists, including the US, Saudi Arabia, and other Muslim countries, by forming the anti-American Al Qaeda as the cover.
Israel intended to ignite the intense hostilities between the Saudi Arabia, other Arab countries, and the US, in the hope of benefitting from it, and strengthening the alliance with the US.
Germany, namely Schroeder, found the way to express their post-WW2 hatred for the US and to affirm their short lived, post-German unification gratitude and closeness with Russia.
These are the large scale, strategic, long term motivations and plans, with 9/11 as the “appropriate” action.
The technical acumen of the Operation 9/11 points to the state sponsored operation, not the half-literate “Al Qaeda”.
All this is pretty much on the surface, and it does not require the deep digging.
What does, is the ease and readiness to be deceived on the part of the CIA, FBI, and other investigators.
The famous American group think and conformity may be the answers to this question.

And of course our universal, human, all too human ability for Denial and Self-deception.

It protects us from the Unbearable Pain of Knowledge.

Putin the Mastermind

My Opinion:
It is very unlikely that any documents on the true origins of 9/11 exist in principle – the matter is so sensitive and explosive. The plan was known to the very few people, presumably to Putin the Mastermind, his second, Bortnikov, likely, Schroeder, and probably some Mossad Chiefs. Hanning’s knowledge and tasks were likely limited by the Hamburg Cell. However, his ability to communicate with Russia and Israel, directly or via Azerbaijan, point to possibility of sharing this information and coordination. Hanning can disclose this and other information if he is given a good enough incentive in the process of further investigations.

The Role of Russia

Russian security agencies had deep, complex, and unacknowledged historical overlaps with figures who later formed the backbone of the 9/11 plot.

#Russia and 9/11: Zawahiri, #Litvinenko, #Borovoy

While mainstream intelligence agencies and the 9/11 Commission report attribute the attacks strictly to Al-Qaeda operating out of Afghanistan and Pakistan, the testimonies of Litvinenko and Borovoy remain the foundation for theories that the Kremlin conducted a dangerous “double game” with the hijackers’ leadership.

AI Mode:

The connection between Russia and the 9/11 attacks involving Ayman al-Zawahiri, Alexander Litvinenko, and Konstantin Borovoy centers on controversial allegations that Russian intelligence services maintained hidden ties to Al-Qaeda. While the official narrative highlights that Vladimir Putin was the first foreign leader to call President George W. Bush after 9/11 and even warned him beforehand that “something larger might be afoot,” defectors and dissidents have alleged a darker, covert Russian involvement. [1, 2, 3]

Ayman al-Zawahiri’s Detention in Russia

Long before becoming the co-conspirator of the 9/11 attacks and the leader of Al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri was arrested by Russian authorities. In December 1996, Zawahiri and two companions were detained in Dagestan, a Russian republic bordering Chechnya, for entering the country illegally without visas. He spent roughly six months in Russian custody. Despite being a highly sought-after radical Islamic militant, Russian authorities claimed they failed to recognize him, and he was released in May 1997.

Alexander Litvinenko’s Allegations

The late Alexander Litvinenko, a former Lieutenant Colonel in Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), publicly alleged that Zawahiri’s time in Russia was far from an accidental oversight. [4]
The FSB Training Claim: In a July 2005 interview with Poland’s Rzeczpospolita newspaper, Litvinenko claimed that Zawahiri was actively recruited and trained by the FSB during his 1996–1997 detention. [1, 4]

A Kremlin Proxy: Litvinenko stated: “Ayman al-Zawahiri trained at a Federal Security Service base in Dagestan in 1998 [sic]. He was then transferred to Afghanistan where he became Osama bin Laden’s deputy… Zawahiri was not the only link between the FSB and Al-Qaeda.” [1, 4]

The Implication: Litvinenko’s allegations insinuated that Russian intelligence retained operational influence over Al-Qaeda’s second-in-command prior to the September 11 attacks. Litvinenko was famously assassinated in London with radioactive polonium-210 in November 2006. [4, 5, 6]
Konstantin Borovoy’s Corroboration

Konstantin Borovoy, a prominent Russian politician, former member of the State Duma, and longtime critic of the Kremlin, has echoed and expanded upon these claims. [7]
Warnings Ignored: Borovoy asserted that he attempted to pass information to U.S. authorities regarding Russian intelligence ties to radical networks before the attacks.

The “Double Game”: Alongside researchers of Soviet-era active measures, Borovoy has argued that Russia historically weaponized and infiltrated international terrorist organizations to serve its geopolitical interests—specifically utilizing them as leverage against Western powers. [6, 7]
While mainstream intelligence agencies and the 9/11 Commission report attribute the attacks strictly to Al-Qaeda operating out of Afghanistan and Pakistan, the testimonies of Litvinenko and Borovoy remain the foundation for theories that the Kremlin conducted a dangerous “double game” with the hijackers’ leadership. [4, 6] 

Search: Russia historically weaponized and infiltrated international terrorist organizations to serve its geopolitical interests—specifically utilizing them as leverage against Western powers.

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AI Overview

The connection between Russia, the September 11 attacks, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and figures like Alexander Litvinenko centers around disputed claims and allegations regarding the Russian security apparatus (FSB) and its alleged past contact with al-Qaeda leadership. [1]

Ayman al-Zawahiri’s 1997 Visit to Russia
The Claim: In 1997, Ayman al-Zawahiri—then a leader of Egyptian Islamic Jihad and later a top architect of al-Qaeda alongside Osama bin Laden—travelled to Dagestan in the North Caucasus region of Russia. [1, 2, 3]

The Arrest: Zawahiri and two companions were arrested by Russian authorities in Dagestan for entering the country without valid permits and carrying false documents. [3]

The Mystery: After spending several months in a Makhachkala prison, Zawahiri was mysteriously released by a Russian court and deported or allowed to leave rather than being handed over to Egypt or held indefinitely. Critics and defectors later alleged this release happened because he made a deal or caught the attention of Russian intelligence services. [1, 3]
Alexander Litvinenko’s Allegations
The Defector: Alexander Litvinenko was a former officer of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) who defected to the United Kingdom and became a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin. He was later assassinated in London in 2006 via polonium poisoning. [4, 5]

The Accusation: In his writings and public statements (such as his book Blowing up Russia), Litvinenko claimed that the FSB had maintained operational or supervisory ties with radical Islamists. [1]

Zawahiri Connection: Litvinenko alleged that when Ayman al-Zawahiri was detained in Dagestan in 1997, he was managed or shielded by FSB contacts. Litvinenko and other critics used this narrative to claim that

Russian security agencies had deep, complex, and unacknowledged historical overlaps with figures who later formed the backbone of the 9/11 plot. 

[1, 3]
Konstantin Borovoy
Political Role: Konstantin Borovoy was a Russian liberal politician, entrepreneur, and former member of the Russian State Duma (1995–2000). [6]

Context to the Narrative: Borovoy was part of the Russian democratic/opposition ecosystem during the late 1990s and 2000s that frequently challenged the official accounts of the FSB’s actions, the Chechen wars, and internal Russian security operations. While Borovoy and other independent Russian politicians raised alarms about the dark methods and untransparent operations of the Russian security services, claims linking the FSB directly to foreknowledge or orchestration of 9/11 or Zawahiri remain part of speculative or dissident literature rather than substantiated historical consensus. [1, 6]
Broader Context of Russia and 9/11
Putin’s Reaction: Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, Russian President Vladimir Putin was among the first foreign leaders to call U.S. President George W. Bush to express condolences, and Russia provided vital intelligence sharing and logistics (such as opening Central Asian airspace and bases) for the U.S. campaign in Afghanistan. [7, 8, 9]

Divergence: While initial post-9/11 cooperation brought Moscow and Washington closer, strategic alignment quickly frayed over the U.S. invasion of Iraq and differing views on Middle Eastern and post-Soviet security. [9, 10]
– Google Search https://google.com/search?q=Russi 

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WHO BENEFITED? RUSSIA, GERMANY, ISRAEL. 

THE EFFECTS: WHAT HAPPPENED AFTER 9/11? 

The After Effects of 9/11 in suspected players and US:

THE RIGHTIST REALIGNMENT:

9/11 caused a global shift to the Right, in tune with Putin’s “conservatism”.

Mission accomplished!

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How did Israel benefit geopolitically from 9/11?

How did Schroeder’s Germany change politically and geopolitically after 9/11?

How did Putin’s Russia change politically and geopolitically after 9/11?

Political shift to the Right in US after 9/11

RIGHTIST REALIGNMENT after 9/11

Putin’s conservatism

Search: How did Israel benefit geopolitically from 9/11?

Geopolitical analysts and historians state that the September 11 attacks significantly altered the strategic landscape of the Middle East, yielding several geopolitical shifts that aligned with Israeli security objectives. While the immediate aftermath introduced complex diplomatic dynamics, the long-term changes fundamentally integrated Israel’s localized conflicts into a broader global framework.

According to assessments by foreign policy experts and historical analyses, Israel’s geopolitical position shifted in the following key ways:

Convergence of the Counter-Terrorism Narrative

Alignment with the “War on Terror”: Political scientists note that the post-9/11 era allowed Israel to successfully reframe its ongoing conflict with Palestinian militant groups. Instead of being viewed purely through the lens of a regional nationalist struggle, the conflict was increasingly perceived in Western capitals as part of the global fight against radical Islamist extremism. [1, 2, 3] 
Shifts in Public Opinion: In the years following the attacks, Israeli political figures, including Benjamin Netanyahu, observed that the shared experience of terrorism swung American public opinion and political policy more firmly in Israel’s favor. [4, 5] 

Deepened Strategic and Intelligence Cooperation

Security Integration: The United States dramatically expanded its intelligence sharing, joint military training, and counter-terrorism funding with Israel. Israeli expertise in urban warfare, surveillance technologies, and homeland security became highly sought after by U.S. agencies. [3] 
Legitimization of Military Tactics: Academic critics and civil rights organizations argue that the post-9/11 environment provided Israel with the diplomatic cover to implement harsher counter-insurgency measures and expand infrastructure, such as West Bank barriers, under the universal justification of national security. [3, 6] 

Neutralization of Regional Adversaries

The Overthrow of Saddam Hussein: The geopolitical ripple effects of 9/11 directly led to the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq. The removal of Saddam Hussein eliminated a major Arab military power that had historically funded anti-Israel militancy and posed a conventional military threat to Israel’s eastern flank.
Pressure on Hostile Regimes: The U.S. focus on state sponsors of terrorism intensified international diplomatic and financial pressure on other regional rivals of Israel, such as Syria and Iran. [7] 

Counter-Arguments and Diplomatic Friction

Despite these advantages, regional analysts emphasize that 9/11 did not benefit Israel unconditionally. In the immediate aftermath, the Bush administration aggressively sought to build a wartime coalition that included Arab states like Saudi Arabia. [8] 

Reports from The Washington Institute for Near East Policy highlight that this dynamic initially created significant friction between Washington and Jerusalem, as Israeli leaders feared the U.S. would make diplomatic concessions regarding the Palestinian track to appease its new Arab coalition partners. Additionally, the long-term regional instability caused by the removal of Iraq’s government inadvertently paved the way for a substantial expansion of Iranian influence across the region, presenting Israel with a new, highly complex strategic challenge. [7, 9, 10] 

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Search: How did Schroeder’s Germany change politically and geopolitically after 9/11?

Following the September 11 attacks, Chancellor Gerhard Schröder’s Germany experienced a profound political transformation and structural geopolitical shift, fundamentally moving away from its post-WWII military reluctance toward an assertive, independent role in global security.

Political Changes: Domestic Security and Coalition Strain

The Proclamation of “Unlimited Solidarity”: Immediately after the attacks, Schröder declared Germany’s “unlimited solidarity” (uneingeschränkte Solidarität) with the United States. This was a massive psychological pivot for a nation deeply anchored in post-war pacifism.
The 2001 Vote of Confidence: To fulfill his promise of military support in Afghanistan, Schröder faced fierce resistance from fundamentalist factions within his own center-left SPD-Green coalition. To force compliance, he tied the deployment of 3,900 Bundeswehr troops to a vote of confidence in November 2001. He narrowly won, consolidating his leadership but exposing deep ideological rifts on the German left.
Domestic Anti-Terror Legislation: Domestically, Germany enacted sweeping security reforms. Prompted by the discovery that the “Hamburg cell” (including Mohamed Atta) had used Germany as a launching pad, the government passed the “Otto Schily” anti-terror packages. These laws banned extremist religious associations, enhanced intelligence sharing, and tightened immigration and border surveillance.
The 2002 Electoral Rescue: Defying poor economic forecasts, Schröder weaponized his evolving foreign policy during the 2002 federal election. His strict, popular refusal to join the upcoming U.S. campaign in Iraq rallied his base and saved his coalition from defeat.

Geopolitical Changes: A Sovereign and Independent Foreign Policy

Breaking Post-WWII Military Taboos: Following its 1999 intervention in Kosovo, Germany further shed its historic “culture of restraint” by sending troops to Afghanistan. It eventually became one of the largest troop contributors to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), signaling that German security was now to be defended far beyond its borders.
The Transatlantic Rift (The “German Way”): While 9/11 initially drew Berlin and Washington closer, the relationship fractured over the 2003 Iraq War. Schröder forcefully opposed the U.S.-led invasion, arguing it would jeopardize the global anti-terror coalition. For the first time since 1945, Germany openly defied a major American military initiative.
The Paris-Berlin-Moscow Axis: Rejecting Washington’s unilateralism, Schröder oriented German geopolitics toward a diplomatic axis with Jacques Chirac’s France and Vladimir Putin’s Russia. 9/11 catalyzed a “partnership for modernization” with Moscow, as Schröder used the anti-terror paradigm to soften criticisms of Russia’s actions in Chechnya, paving the way for deep energy dependencies like the Nord Stream pipeline agreement.

Through these shifts, the post-9/11 era transformed Germany from a “civilian power” hiding behind its past into a sovereign actor prepared to project military force abroad, while asserting geopolitical autonomy from the United States.

Would you like to explore the specific details of the 2001 vote of confidence, or would you prefer a closer look at how the post-9/11 anti-terror laws affected Germany’s privacy regulations?

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Search: How did Putin’s Russia change politically and geopolitically after 9/11?

The September 11 attacks served as a major catalyst for Vladimir Putin to reshape Russia’s domestic and foreign policy. Putin leveraged the global War on Terror to consolidate domestic political power and launch a dramatic, albeit short-lived, geopolitical pivot toward the West.
This period fundamentally transformed how Russia interacted with global powers and accelerated its transition toward centralized authoritarianism.
Geopolitical TransformationsThe immediate aftermath of 9/11 marked a radical departure from traditional Russian foreign policy paradigms. [1] 
The Westward Pivot and Tactical Partnership: Putin was the first foreign leader to call U.S. President George W. Bush after the attacks, offering immediate condolences and strategic alignment. Overruling heavy pushback from his own military and security apparatus, Putin announced a five-point support program for the U.S. military campaign in Afghanistan. This included sharing intelligence, opening Russian airspace for humanitarian flights, and giving the green light for U.S. forces to utilize military bases in former Soviet Central Asian republics. [2, 3, 4] 
Reframing the Chechen War: Domestically, Russia had been fighting a brutal civil war against Chechen rebels, whom the Kremlin previously labeled as “bandits” or regional separatists. After 9/11, Putin successfully reframed the conflict to the international community as a front-line battle against global Islamic terrorism. This effectively shielded Russia from Western criticism regarding human rights abuses in Chechnya and legitimized his “strongman” political identity. [5, 6, 7] 
The Souring of Relations: The post-9/11 geopolitical alignment was brief. Moscow expected a quid pro quo that respected Russia’s pre-eminence and sphere of influence in the former Soviet space. Instead, the U.S. unilaterally withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty in 2002, expanded NATO into the Baltic states, and invaded Iraq in 2003 despite fierce opposition from Russia, France, and Germany. By 2002–2003, Putin’s brief experiment with Western integration gave way to deep disappointment, laying the groundwork for a highly aggressive, anti-Western foreign policy. [4, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
Political and Domestic TransformationsDomestically, the post-9/11 climate allowed Putin to accelerate the centralization of state authority under the banner of national security.
Authoritarian Consolidation: Putin utilized the global focus on anti-terrorism to justify the systematically top-down restructuring of the Russian state. Over the years that followed—further catalyzed by domestic tragedies like the 2004 Beslan school siege—the Kremlin eliminated the direct election of regional governors, heavily tightened its grip on mass media, and severely restricted political opposition. [7, 9, 10] 
Marginalization of the Oligarchs: To unify the state, Putin dismantled the political influence of the 1990s oligarchs. He made it clear that their wealth and corporate standings were strictly conditional upon absolute personal loyalty to the Kremlin and total abstention from domestic politics. [7] 
National-Patriot Narrative: The political landscape shifted from the chaotic, nascent democracy of the Yeltsin era toward a highly nationalistic, sovereign model. Putin successfully blended economic modernization with a narrative of state survival, gradually shifting his rhetoric to portray Western institutions not as potential partners, but as existential threats seeking to encircle and weaken Russia. [5, 7, 9, 11] 
For further analysis on this historical pivot, you can read the comprehensive breakdown of the post-Soviet transition in Politics Trove or explore the archived analysis of Russia’s immediate reaction via the Brookings Institution.

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REINVESTIGATE THE 9/11!

August Hanning’s communications implicate both Israel and Russia in the hypothetical origins of 9/11 – Google Search google.com/search?q=Augus
The order of importance:
Putin – FSB – Russia – Israel – Germany, each of whom had their own goals
The miserable Arab “culprits” are just the patsies and the SCAPEGOATS!
The blame for MISINVESTIGATION of 9/11 is on Bush administration, FBI at that time, and Robert Mueller.
REINVESTIGATE THE 9/11!
Kash Patel, please add it to your list of the FBI historical mistakes, on the number 1 slot.

Thank you.

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