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Current Events » in reply to Looks like 0 acts of terrorism in North America and a significant decline to only 9 acts of terrorism in Western Europe.

I don't doubt it was spin

Tony — 5/1/2003 6:36:42 PM (archived)

But look at the numbers where the headline 44% drop actually came from..........

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Terrorism on the decline! The war on terror is showing positive results! - Scott - 5/1/2003 4:33:24 PM
- Re: Terrorism on the decline! - Tom Brosz - 5/1/2003 4:35:19 PM
  - Add the numbers due to dropping Columbian acts from the list, the tell me how good the numbers are n/t (n/t) - Tony - 5/1/2003 5:02:40 PM
    - The actual report - Tony - 5/1/2003 5:12:52 PM
      - The last graph - LJ - 5/1/2003 5:53:48 PM
        
        Re: The last graph - REB - 5/1/2003 6:49:05 PM
      - We're kicking the butts off those Latin American Islamists! n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 5/1/2003 5:51:42 PM
      - Looks like 0 acts of terrorism in North America and a significant decline to only 9 acts of terrorism in Western Europe. - Scott - 5/1/2003 5:20:01 PM
        
        I don't doubt it was spin - Tony - 5/1/2003 6:36:42 PM
        
        Hmmm, there was a terrorist attack in the US in 2002 - Larry J - 5/1/2003 5:39:40 PM
    - Re: Dropping Columbian acts from the list - Tom Brosz - 5/1/2003 5:10:59 PM
      - Heard on radio this morning - Tony - 5/1/2003 5:15:15 PM
  - No, it wasn't Bush, it was the Tooth Fairy. - David F Mayer - 5/1/2003 5:00:46 PM

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