A recent poll of Germans indicates that almost one-third of those below age 30 believe the U.S. government may have sponsored the attacks on September 11th. Almost 20 percent of all ages hold this view. Although German support for the U.S.-led war on terrorism was quite high after September 11, 2001, it has quickly eroded and been replaced with suspicion, particularly in response to the reasons given for, and the media coverage of, the more recent war in Iraq. “The news is controlled,” a 17-year-old German was quoted as saying. “You could see that in the Iraq war. It doesn’t seem to me that you get the full truth.”

Source: Reuters AlertNet