[Super_Jambo]

The idea that Bin Laden was remotely involved in most of the terrorist attacks over the last decade is hilarious.

It goes:

People get pissed off > They band together and share their anger > They decide to do something about it > They do something about it.

After the fact WE brand them as part of a large effective organization, 01/09/11 did require funding and planning due to the requirement to fly planes and the synchronization of multiple TEAMS.

The Madrid and London rail bombings required almost none (find people, make explosives, pick time/place, synchronize watches).

The activities in Iraq require almost no planning and really demonstrate that there is no globe spanning plan, if there was all the Iraqi suicide bombers would travel somewhere US interests can be attacked more easily. But they don't, ergo 'AQ' is actually a loose collection of people with similar motivation and very limited ability to communicate or distribute funds globally.