Was the destruction of the Death Star an inside job?

You all have heard the B.S. about 9-11 being an inside job from the Loose Change video, and nut jobs asking, "What did President Bush know and when did he know it?" Now people are asking a new question, "What did Emperor Palpatine know and when did he know it?"

Many are claiming that the destruction of the Death Star was not a result of the Rebel Attack and its valiant fighter pilots (especially the hero of the Resistance, young Luke Skywalker), but instead was the result of internal sabotage.
That's right - the demise of the Death Star was an inside job.
Like many Americans, I was fed this story when I was growing up. But as I watched the video, I began to realize that all was not as it seemed. And the more I questioned the official story, the deeper into the rabbit hole I went.
Presented here are some of the results of my soul-searching regarding this painful event. Like many citizens, I have many questions that I would like answered: Who was really behind the attack? Why did they want the Death Star destroyed? No matter what the answers, we have a problem.
The creators of the argument in their treatice "Uncomfortable Questions: Was the Death Star Attack an Inside Job?" watched the video of the destruction and determined that all was not as it was originally reported by the Imperial government. They ask: "...was the mighty Imperial government really too incompetent to prevent a handful of untrained nerf-herders from destroying one of their most prized assets? Or are they hiding something from us?" I think we all would like to know that answer.
The authors present some damning arguments against the official story, such as:
Why was the rebel pilot who supposedly destroyed the Death Star reported to be on the Death Star days, maybe hours, prior to its destruction? Why was he allowed to escape, and why were several individuals dressed in Stormtrooper uniforms seen helping him?
Why has there not been an investigation into allegations that Darth Vader, the second-ranking member of the Imperial Government, is in fact the father of the pilot who allegedly destroyed the Death Star?
It is very hard to deny such hard evidence. Note that Vadar also left the Death Star prior to the explosion! It is all very suspicious indeed.
If you need to know more, the folks on Digg have a large thread going on the subject. That is the only current discussion center, as the originating site is mysteriously down at the current time.