Following the attacks on the US, CNN and other media networks have been bombarding us with facts that are carefully sandwiched between conclusions. Since an average viewer does not have the ability to constantly separate fact from conclusion, there comes a time when he or she begins to consume the entire discourse as fact.

Noam Chomsky called this "manufacturing consent". To pin-point who is behind the bombing, one must separate the facts in the news, from the conclusions drawn by analysts.

The sheer scale of the attack rules out the possibility of this action being carried out by 'freelance militants' (like Osama bin Laden) and independent militant organisations (like Islamic Jihad and Hamas). The world has seen the capacity in which these organisations and these individuals operate and it is nothing even close to what we witnessed in New York City and Washington DC.

Militant attacks against Israel have so far been a few suicide bombings, the death toll of each never exceeding 100. Yet, we are to believe these organisations that failed to kill a hundred people (or even close to that figure) in Israel, would be able to deliver such a devastating blow to a super power, miles away, in another continent.

When an act of politically motivated violence is followed by silence and no one steps forward to claim responsibility, then something is more than wrong. Things are not what they appear to be. This was the case in the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks.

Furthermore we should notice that no evidence has been publicly revealed that would point out that the attacks were carried out by Osama. All we are told is that "experts" believe that he is responsible. One should ask, in the absence of any solid evidence, how can these "experts" come to such a conclusion?

The attacks took the world by surprise. Military officials, government figures, leaders of foreign states all appeared on television and were clearly in a state of shock. The Taliban could not even arrange an English-speaking person on such a short notice, to appear for their interview on CNN.

While the whole world was stunned, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak appeared from BBC's main office in London with a prepared speech. He spent 30 minutes speaking about how dangerous some Islamic countries and terrorists are.

He was quick to point out all of Israel's enemies which he called "rogue states". The answers to the interview were carefully prepared to use public sentiments created by the blast, against enemies of Israel.

At the end of the interview, the news reporter stated that Mr Barak joined him an hour before the interview was broadcasted. This means he was there within minutes of the attacks, with a prepared text.

Barak's presence in the UK could not have been co-incidental at that crucial time.

We live in a society where almost everything we see hear and read is monitored by those who control the media. Before we confront our problems effectively, we must understand that someone, or some group is manipulating our reality. We must free ourselves from their control and discover the truth.