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If 9/11 wern't linked to the al Qaeda in any way (hypothetically), most americans wouldn't even know the organization exists at all. The fact that there is very little information linking the al Qaeda to 9/11 makes the al Qaeda threat we percieve much greater than it should be. This IS emotion and, more specifically, fear based. The idea that the al Qaeda is an "all-powerful, grand, shadow organization" is not based in fact. While there have been al Qaeda actions in parts of Asia (Philipines) and the Middle East, there supposed actions in America and Spain have little evidence to support their involvement.
What we hear about on the news is usually something like "we suspect that terrorists can use *insert over-complicated and absurd method* to kill you..." with no regard for the fact that there is no evidence that the al Qaeda is considering or has even imagined said option. Believe it or not, our news organizations don't regularly interview terrorists and get them to tell us what they are going to do to us. It is more than evident that this is simple fear tactics. "You'll want to buy our newspaper and watch our nightly news because if you don't, you might miss something the terrorists can do to you!" Welcome to corporate news.
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