Here's the scary part. A "genuine" attack would be completely indistinguishable from an "orchestrated" attack. Worse, there really is no important distinction between them, as any sort of attack advances the goals of both types of perpetrators.
Ergo, many people could be/are faced with genuine attacks and refuse to respond correctly, believing that they are being manipulated by the government. OTOH, the government could ram more "national insecurity" uselessness down our throats and few would object.
Worst of both worlds. I personally believe that the present situation is genuine, and should be classified a true war and fought as one.
BTW, my Arabic professor said that a better translation for "al-qa'ida" would be "the camp," not "the base." I know it's the version used by the govt press people, but whatever.