Interesting, peer reviewed information/articles regarding SCADs (State Crimes Against Democracy) - SCADs are defined as “concerted actions or inactions by government insiders intended to manipulate democratic processes and undermine popular sovereignty.”

"Often times people have not pursued culpability into elite crimes for the fear of being called a "conspiracy theorist." When there is a state crime against the people, what generally happens is that inquiries into these crimes tend to be highly controlled, tightly framed and totally reliant on agencies who stand to be embarrassed by investigations." - Wendy S. Painting, PhD

• Some FAQs from the peer reviewed author who coined the term

• Peer reviewed, published article on SCADs - specifically in relation to 9/11

• "The concept of SCADs was developed, in part, to replace the term conspiracy theory, which, since the 1960s, has been associated with paranoia"