I'm completely oblivious to the al-qaeda situation so I don't really know the context of this. But if I try to get at your logic, it would be like saying:
"See? I just went on a drive and didn't get into a crash. All those people that told me to wear a seat-belt were wrong!"
"See? I just went on a drive and didn't get into a crash. All those people that told me to wear a seat-belt were wrong!"