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September 16, 2004

The Terror Index: Terrorism Is Up Under Bush's Watch

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by Andrew Oleksiuk

I have compiled a timeline and graph combo (below) that uses data from the Terrorism Research Center (TRC). I have no connection to this academic group. Their own PR describes them this way: "Global media web sites such as CNN.com, as well as Official US Government web sites, regularly list the TRC as a sole private source for online information." I am a computer technician who lives in Chicago, Illinois, and occasional fact finder.

As you may know, the US State Department released a report during this administration stating that terrorism is in decline, using its strict definition of the term. The data from the TRC and my timeline and graph fly in the face of that report which is being used by the the Bush administration to convince people that that the world is a safer place today than it was 4 years ago.

There is more terrorism in the world today than there has been in years. My graph and timeline show the general failure of the "War On Terror," and is reflective of a "terror index" or acts of violence perpetrated by terrorists in the world today. Please pass this information on, send to media, blog, etc.

Andrew Oleksiuk
Some dude in Chicago

A BUZZFLASH READER CONTRIBUTION