Ok, I see where you're coming from now. You are thinking of a specific organization that you believe operates in a way that resembles a state structure in terms

Ok, I see where you're coming from now. You are thinking of a specific organization that you believe operates in a way that resembles a state structure in terms of control (or oppression). That's another interesting discussion unrelated to my point. I'm saying that the War on Terror has been waged under the (perhaps false) belief that a powerful state actor is able to eliminate a group of people who are united by an idea, regardless of how good, evil, or ugly that idea might be.