Ian wrote:

There have been numerous terrorists groups, and they rarely share a
religious theame. I can accept that world wide terrorest groups have been
few and far between - most are tackling a particular local issue - whether
it be something in Ireland, of France (neither of which are linked to the
world wide movements, except regarding shared training etc).

There's the rub, funding from US citizens supported training for the IRA
and their "brothers-in-arms" in the middle east they trained with...
What goes around, comes around?