The left in the United States remains distracted by fantastic stories about conspiracies hatched by the Bush administration: in many of these, even the 9/11 attacks are believed to have been an inside job. Yet the chief, and most fearful, characteristic of the Bush administration has been its low level of practical management abroad and at home. Alexander Cockburn offers a critique of 9/11 conspiracists arguing that it's a distraction from the 1,001 real plots of capitalism that demand exposure and political challenge.