Of course they were, just like pratically every other terrorist group that's been in existence in the 20th and 21st century. The US created the concept of the fully paid up terrorist, be they in South America, Northern Ireland, Africa, middle east, Russia, south Asia....... The list is endless. They opened the pandora box of state funded terrorism. They smiled, laughed and thought it was a great tool, until it came back to haunt them with Al-Qaeda, who found a capable alternative financial backer and organiser. The problem is, old habits die hard, and regardless of what anyone wants to do about it in the US, the CIA just carries on with the same state funding of terrorism, lying even to its own government. A monster out of control, you bet! And the best bit; all those naive ones, who ramble on about how the US can't organise terrorists, can't organise subversive NGOs, well they aren't struggling here are they, they are also not struggling to organise a couple of illegal invasions and a 500 billion dollar defense budget. Its laughable when you hear the whinging and moaning that the US can't be doing these things, they aren't capable, when every one knows they have been doing it for over 100 years and continue to do it.

Keep tellin' it like it is Wayne!

I 100% agree with Count Cash. CIA is the only reason "real and genuine" terrorism is still alive on the planet.

Nicely stated. This country, OUR country, is nothing but ORGANIZED CRIME PERSONIFIED. Our mothers and fathers allowed this to happen, but are not at fault. Their only weakness was that they "trusted" the US Government. They TRUSTED the first amendment to the Constitution. They believed that the media would keep them informed. So sorry. Not gonna happen. Capitalism is the communism of the 40's. They have BOTH proven that THEY cannot work. Cooperation is the foundation for the future. Peace. Truthman