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Conspiracy theorists sometimes bring up historical examples of where a government has either overtly, or allegedly, carried
out or planned activities similar to those hypothesized as explanations for the September 11 attacks — often false flag
operations. The media, such as Time Magazine, and academics often also draw parallels between events which inspired past conspiracy
theories and those which inspire 9/11 conspiracy theories — such as the assassination of John F. Kennedy.Conspiracy
theorists, such as those associated with the 9/11 Truth Movement, argue that the similarities between the motives between
the attacks and the examples they cite, indicate that they are both plausible and operate with a long-term, hidden, agenda.Some
examples which have been used include the attack on USS Maine, the Reichstag fire, the Gleiwitz incident (Operation Himmler),
the attack on Pearl Harbor (specifically, the Pearl Harbor advance-knowledge debate), Operation Gladio, Operation Northwoods,
the Gulf of Tonkin incident, and the "Kuwaiti incubator baby hoax".
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