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The attempt to unify Islamist groups was dead in the water, and the main Islamist groups had all gone to war with one another. I can't remember the names of the main players, but I'll dig them out for you.

One group killed every single one of their rivals because (I think this is right) their leader told them it was Allah's will. Their leader was a postman.





That's what makes AQ dangerous. They aren't unified like an army where they can be identified and fought. Except, for example, when they were associated with the Taliban in Afghanistan. But they, AQ, are unified nonetheless, to what degree they are unified is something only AQ knows. But they sure are unified enough and capable enough to pass information around their cells and mount some serious attacks. You could argue that the FBI/CIA inflated the breadth and scope of AQ as a national threat, but to imply that AQ is an "construct" created by the FBI is disingenuous and smacks of tinfoil hat conspiracy theory. AQ wasn't created by the FBI.
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