Dhaka, June 4 -- There is a certain pleasure in studying conspiracy theories. Much of the pleasure stems from the thought that in some people it is the imagination which works overtime, allowing them to indulge in fantasies we can only marvel at. Verily did Shakespeare aver centuries ago, 'Imagination bodies forth the forms of things unknown.' Ah, the imagination! Where would we be without it? Where would be our poetry, our intense fascination for literature? Imagination ignites the sensuality which we often link with our feelings of romance, with the persons we desire.

And imagination is once again the vehicle which leads the world to damnation. The imagination in Adolf Hitler was wild enough to make him draw the conclusion that all the...