OK I gonna explain myself here.
I'm not saying that terrorist attacks don't happen. That the dead people aren't dead or whatever.
What I am questioning here is the existence of independent organisations.
Few elements leading me to wonder this:
-All major terrorist attacks are used as an opportunity by the governments. Bataclan attack, 9/11... They're used to distract the people from important economic and political questions. To add even more regulation and control in daily life. To monitor private data.
-All major terrorist organizations have been trained and financed by West. Guess where Ben Laden learnt everything? That's right, America.
And the one main reason: terrorist attacks are shit. I mean seriously, 99% of what they do is both dumb and useless. Their attacks might be a little scary I'll give you that. But give me 15 men and 10k$ and I'll put the whole France down on its knees. 150 men and 200k$ and it will be the Europe that will cry like a baby.
But no. They only do few spectacular attacks when people are starting to question the government.
So is all this really terrorist organizations? Are they just really stupid considering their "attacks of the Western civilization"?
I think that you are trying to find simple and logic answers to something what is very complicate and not logic.
Yes, some terrorist initially received training and support from USa because of the same common enemy, USSR but later America become their enemy.
Governments will always try to use any opportunity to show their straight and ability to protect their people, even from terrorists, in hope to win next elections.
Terrorists have clear goal, to scare people, so that they loose sense of security and become afraid.
This is their first goal with every terrorist attack.
Next is to get more followers and members and last to bring down Western civilization.
They are not stupid.