"Why do they think that AQ working with gangs is unrelated???"
Good question....it is as plain as the nose on our respective faces.
I have Chris Swecker's report to the House International Relations Committee here at this link:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1526294/posts?page=9#9
He even states that the info about AQ links came from rumors floated by the MSM and not officials.
I've been casually collecting gang stories. All the AQ relations have come from official sources, not MSM. Just MSM reporting the info.
I don't understand the reason for the downplaying here.