- 22 Oct 2010 04:41
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In the 2006-2008 period. And the figures are flauntingly obvious in other periods and regions as well.
Follow link for tables: http://www.loonwatch.com/2010/01/terrorism-in-europe/
I have always known that the enemy that goes with the 'war on terror' was a potent fabrication, but this sort of drills it into your head with concise statistics.
It's time to educate the public and stiffle the rise of fascism sweeping the western world. Ignorance fueled by fear gives these right wingers the impetus to continue their campaigns of terror, it's time to fight the real terror.
Islamophobes have been popularizing the claim that “not all Muslims are terrorists, but (nearly) all terrorists are Muslims.” Despite this idea becoming axiomatic in some circles, it is quite simply not factual. In my previous article entitled “All Terrorists are Muslims…Except the 94% that Aren’t”, I used official FBI records to show that only 6% of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil from 1980 to 2005 were carried out by Islamic extremists. The remaining 94% were from other groups (42% from Latinos, 24% from extreme left wing groups, 7% from extremist Jews, 5% from communists, and 16% from all other groups).
But what about across the pond? The data gathered by Europol strengthens my argument even further. (hat tip: Koppe) Europol publishes an annual report entitled EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report. On their official website, you can access the reports from 2007, 2008, and 2009. (If anyone can find the reports from earlier than that, please let me know so we can include those as well.)
The results are stark, and prove decisively that not all terrorists are Muslims. In fact, a whopping 99.6% of terrorist attacks in Europe were by non-Muslim groups; a good 84.8% of attacks were from separatist groups completely unrelated to Islam. Leftist groups accounted for over sixteen times as much terrorism as radical Islamic groups. Only a measly 0.4% of terrorist attacks from 2007 to 2009 could be attributed to extremist Muslims.
Here are the official tables provided in the reports…
Follow link for tables: http://www.loonwatch.com/2010/01/terrorism-in-europe/
I have always known that the enemy that goes with the 'war on terror' was a potent fabrication, but this sort of drills it into your head with concise statistics.
It's time to educate the public and stiffle the rise of fascism sweeping the western world. Ignorance fueled by fear gives these right wingers the impetus to continue their campaigns of terror, it's time to fight the real terror.