is there a conspiracy you don't believe in?
I believe there have been 4 or 5 major events in the last 50 years which were staged.
If you think about it - if you were in power, had unlimited funds, a badge, ability to control nearly all media, and were very much motivated by greed, power lust, or political/religious ideology...
And you were presented an opportunity from your think-tank, in which some defeat or success could significatly help you reach your goal...
Why wouldn't you go for it?