Is al qaeda real or just the name of an old CIA database?

It is real, Some have questioned it's existence or legitimacy due to the fact that it does not operate like a traditional organization. It's amoeba like state is also why it is so hard to stop. It is not a country, does not have a specific location, and doesn't really even have one place you can bomb to stop it.

This thought scares many into wanting to grab onto a conspiracy theory instead of the obvious truth.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.