Terror attacks worldwide rise 25 percent in '06

[Worst Username Ever]

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Terrorist attacks worldwide shot up by 25 percent between 2005 and last year, killing 40 percent more people as extremists used increasingly lethal means to carry out high-casualty hits, the State Department says.

In its annual global survey of terrorism to be released later Monday, the department says about 14,000 attacks took place in 2006, mainly in Iraq and Afghanistan, claiming more than 20,000 lives. That is 3,000 more attacks than in 2005 and 5,800 more deaths, it says.



Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18399660/

[Squatch]

1. WTF is there left to say?

This report points to the monumental foreign policy failure that has been the Bush administration. When observing their activities, it's like watching a monkey fuck a football.

[Worst Username Ever]

2. We're safer! We're safer!

Like everything else, if they just keep repeating it, the 28 percenters will thing it is true.

[YDogg]

3. boo-yah

[cliss]

4. Just imagine, how they will distance themselves

from this report when it's published. They'll look at it like it's Radioactive.

Move very, very far away from the bound report. Glance over at the cover, with sweat building on their foreheads.

[underpants]

5. Disturbing Report From the State Dept. Massive Spike in Terror Attacks Worldwide

Source: ABC NEWS

Terrorist attacks worldwide shot up 25 percent last year, particularly in Iraq where extremists used chemical weapons and suicide bombers to target crowds, according to a new State Department report.

Among countries, Iran remains the biggest supporter of terrorism, with elements of its government backing groups throughout the Middle East, particularly in Iraq, giving material support and guidance to Shiite insurgent groups that have attacked Sunnis, U.S. and Iraqi forces, the report said.

In its annual global survey of terrorism to be released Monday, the State Department says about 14,000 attacks took place in 2006, mainly in Iraq and Afghanistan. These strikes claimed more than 20,000 lives - two-thirds in Iraq. That is 3,000 more attacks than in 2005 and 5,800 more deaths.

Altogether, 40 percent more people were killed by increasingly lethal means around the globe.



Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=3100829

[Ian David]

6. It's hard work. Stay the course. Making Progress. Heckuva job. n/t

[WCGreen]

7. Well, if we weren't supplying a whole bunch of reasons for

Terrorists in Iraq, the incidence would probably be down...

[nichomachus]

8. They need to define "terror"

Under the most common definitions of "terror," George Bush's shock and awe campaign was probably greatest incidence in terror in Iraq before or after 2003. My suspicion is that these statistics exclude the innocent civilians killed by the US. If they included that, I'm guessing that 2003-2004 "terrorist" attacks would be much higher than today's.

[UrbScotty]

9. So much for the Iraq War ending terrorism (nt)

[Worst Username Ever]

10. kick, important

[Worst Username Ever]

11. kick, important

[happydreams]

12. Well, hell it would have been 50% or more if Bush hadn't

implemented his terra' war! :sarcasm:

[Worst Username Ever]

13. Yah, gotta be careful or they'll follow us home

[snappyturtle]

14. Thank you so much for this copy....

I had just heard this report on TV and sent it to Kay Bailey Hutchison! She sent me the most ridiculous, fluffy statement about her position of protecting our security. So I sent back this and urged security at the borders.

I had orignally written her about impeachment and she sent me two short paragraghs saying she took her responsibility seriously considering checks and balances over the executive branch! Insanity is abundant. K&R

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15. Global terrorism up more than 25 percent

Source: CNN

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Iraq's sectarian warfare fueled a sharp increase in global terrorism in 2006, the U.S. State Department reported Monday.

The total number of terrorist attacks was up more than 25 percent from the previous year, according to the State Department's annual report on global terrorism.

Incidents in Iraq accounted for nearly half of the 14,000 attacks and about two-thirds of the more than 20,000 fatalities worldwide. The number of deaths blamed on attacks increased by about 40 percent.

CNN



"Firemen and residents rush to a burning building after twin bomb attacks at Shorja market in Baghdad in February. The blasts were part of a rising wave of terrorist attacks over the past year."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18399660/



Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/30/terror.report/index.html

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How long have we been saying this would happen? Answer: Ever since the last time the government reported that it did. End the war NOW!

[usregimechange]

16. Kick, we were right...

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17. Kick!

[Pachamama]

18. Guess it takes an MBA President to bring on a 25% increase in one year....

Except we didn't know that increase was going to be in making the world more dangerous and less safe for all of us with actually increasing terrorist attacks....

Guess it depends on what criteria one wants to rate George W.'s presidency as a success or not....If its helping the terrorists, then I'd have to say he's done a "heck of a job"....

[usregimechange]

19. kick

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20. kick

[primavera]

21. Happy Anniversary

Such a fitting commemoration of the fourth anniversary of "Mission Accomplished"! See, the shrub was right: assuming the "mission" was to foster global terrorism.

[bdamomma]

22. stupid GWB, you stupid stupid man, this is what you have done