That the CIA would arrive at this conclusion is genuinely breathtaking, given that before the fall of the Soviet Union there was overwhelming evidence that nearly every single terrorist organization on earth--from Irish Republican Army terrorists to Palestinians received money, training, communication, and even direction from the KGB. Why the collapse of Russian Communism required a similar collapse in the state direction of terrorist organizations has never really been explained--simply accepted.
A fatal mistake, and one that Bush needs to correct with a complete overhaul of US Intelligence in his second term.