The online magazine Good has published an infographic on the terrorist attacks that have been targeted against the United States. The graphic left me with more questions than answers. For example, on June 25, 1996 the Khobar Towers apartment complex in the city of Khobar, Saudi Arabia killed 19 US soldiers and left 372 wounded. We know that it was Islamic fundamentalists, but it does not show up on the graphic as such. Then there is the Centennial Olympic Park bombing on July 27, 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia in which 2 people died, and 111 were injured. We know it was committed by Eric Robert Rudolph. Again, all the terrorist attacks for 1996 are labeled as “unknown”. Click on the link below to see the full graphic.
The unsuccessful car bomb in Times Square two weeks ago occurred a mere four months after the unsuccessful attempt to bomb a plane on Christmas day. Are we under attack more than usual? This is a look at the Global Terrorism Database’s list of successful attacks (both foreign and domestic) on America since 1970.
via Transparency: A History of Deadly Terrorist Attacks @ GOOD.
