GICM is an active member of the international jihadi movement.  In addition to its presence in North Africa, GICM members are positioned in Western Europe.  The group fosters relationships with other North African extremists.  According to a pro-government paper in Morocco, a GICM member confessed to police that GICM requested help from al-Qaeda.  The GICM member stated that Usama bin Laden's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, met with a senior member of GICM. While GICM is dedicated to the creation of an Islamist state in Morocco, it is clear that the group has more international ambitions.  In October 2005, the group was designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the U.S. State Department.

Militia presence and membership dropped significantly in West Virginia after the 1996 arrests. It is believed that by 2004, however, interest was beginning to resurface. This does not necessarily indicate an increased likelihood of terrorist activity or plots. Most militia members deny any interest in violent action but are committed to defending their constitutional rights, especially the right to bear arms.

The Movement Against State Arbitrariness has claimed responsibility for three attacks, although all three attacks took place on the same night.  The attacks were intended to avenge the death of 4-year-old Panayiotis Vassilelis, a leukemia patient who died because the National Bank froze charity funds that had been donated to pay for his treatment.  It is not clear whether the Movement Against State Arbitrariness has any specific ideology other than a hatred of the Greek establishment, which it clearly sees as failing to serve the needs of the Greek people.  This is a belief that appears to be shared by most Greek terrorists.

The Movement Against State Arbitrariness has not claimed responsibility for a crime since the March 8 attacks.  On March 10, Theodoros Ginalis and Thomas Fourlis were arrested and charged with the bombings.  It is unclear whether they were actually involved, and if so, if they were members of the Movement Against State Arbitrariness or if the group claimed responsibility for the bombings to discredit the charges against Ginalis and Fourlis.