[inquest]

What I take with a "healthy doze of scepticism" is the notion that because two groups make an outward show of being enemies, they therefore are unlikely to collude behind the scenes. As if that sort of thing never happens or something.

[sergey1973]

AlQaida is hardly not an enemy of Russia too.
Considering Bin Laden ambitions and their attempt to bring Islamic Revolution in Central Asia, it's difficult to imagine that they are secret friends with Kremlin unless Putin is devout Muslim in secret.

[GarySpFc]

What I take with a "healthy doze of scepticism" is the notion that because two groups make an outward show of being enemies, they therefore are unlikely to collude behind the scenes. As if that sort of thing never happens or something.

And your experience in the special ops and intelligence arenas has been?