Terrorism in Perspective: The True Magnitude of Terrorism
If one takes a few steps back, and tries to take an objective and pragmatic look at Terrorism, free from the rhetoric of mass media and think tanks with an agenda, we find that its true magnitude is not as large as it feels.For example, consider the following:
- On September 11, 2001 in New York and Washington, around 3,000 people were killed..
- On March 11, 2004 in Madrid, Spain, 191 people were killed.
- On July 7, 2005 in London UK, about 50 people were killed by two bombing attacks.
Compare the above with the casualties of USA and Britain's invasions of Afghanistan (5,000) and Iraq (up to 100,000), the above is statistically insignificant. The above figure pales in comparison with "normal" crimes such as gun fatalities in the USA (16,000 per year), or car accident fatalities. If we venture into fatalities caused by less sensational means, such as poverty, unhealthy situations, terrorism becomes more insignificant.
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