Amazing, this PPT conspiracy theory has filtered down to the rank amateurs.
not very amazing really. if you're an amateur and trying to understand why the nasdaq is worth 1100 and 6 months later worth 1800, its probably the most understandable theory. that is, if you're amateur enough to believe that price reflects value, and omit factors like supply/demand, forced selling by mutual funds, yadda yadda yadda.