[oceanview]

I still find it hard to believe that the same group that has a nuke in the US, is running around figuring how how to find women to hide explosives in their body cavities to use to blow up a plane.

[Letitring]

I think because, to them, it's fun, a distraction, and easy to do. Also probes for weakness in our defense system.

[eastforker]

OV, they are operating like a militia, you have the main command base and sympathizers.They have a call to arms for all muslims to rise against the infidells. It would be similar to us, the people of the US staging attacks against our enemies while our Government was fighting the war. During the civil war, the southern states had their army, and then you had militia, staging attacks against blue coats on their own.

[jerseygirl]

I think that there are a large number of groups associated with AQ- some are sophisticated, others not.