Well, yes and no. There is certainly no "global terrorist network" as put forward by some with, as you suggest, a hidden agenda, a vast network of those "out to

Well, yes and no. There is certainly no "global terrorist network" as put forward by some with, as you suggest, a hidden agenda, a vast network of those "out to get" the USA. But there was and is global co-operation between terrorist groups, which is why sometimes IRA members turn up in Colombia[1], and there is a definite link between global organised crime and terrorism (whether it be ETA buying guns from the mafia or FARC being funded by cocaine exports). The fantasy really is the belief by many in the US that terrorism equates to a hatred of America, which in reality is not the case. [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia_Three http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia_Three