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No way Bin Laden is behind this alone. Making him the boogie man for our need for vengence is a short sighted mistake. Remember the millennium bombs? Whoa, what terror, his infrastructure was for shit -- [the FBI] caught everybody. The guy ran. I mean, who brings explosives across the border in the trunk of a car -- past Customs? To quote Bob Baer ex CIA operative, "The Islamic Jihad in Lebanon are the pros, they fight 24 hours a day. They did the (Lebanese) civil war, they've fought everywhere else. They did (a terrorist bombing in) Buenos Aires, they did (a hijacking in) Bangkok, they can operate overseas ... they are pros, veteran Muslim fighters trained by Iranian instructors." Bin Laden is a dilatant. No way he pulled this off alone.

I agree with you completely about the number of people involved. Bin Laden might not even be "in charge" of this. He may just be a contractor, so to speak.

From the accounts I've read and listened to the entire terrorist network is like a spider's web. Loose communication, many organizations, some more disciplined than others, more professional, some less so.

As far as the bomber. I see one possibility. The bomber was a lone wolf. A Zealot. Not too bright.

Islamic Jihad? As I understand it the groups "sell" each other resources. Men from one group perform tasks for others. I think Bin Laden is more than a dilatant. I think he is a financeer, weaponeer and engineer. This doesn't rule out involvement by many different groups.