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> You really have to go back in time to find these examples I remember the centre of my local town being blown to shit when I was a teenager. 1996 is not that
by hahainternet 11y ago
> You really have to go back in time to find these examples
I remember the centre of my local town being blown to shit when I was a teenager.
1996 is not that long ago. You really shouldn't discard it as 'the past'. What's funny is, large segments in the US actively supported these terrorists. All their rhetoric and they're just as guilty.
- ptaipale 11y agoYes, 1996 is not that long ago, but the overall picture is that many brands of terrorism have declined drastically after 1991, the fall of Soviet Union. There's much less logistical support for various left-wing movements. After 2001, American authorities no longer approved of funding and supporting IRA operations in Britain so any hopes of "military" achievements by Irish nationalists dwindled. Also support for ETA and similar movements in Europe have declined. RAF (Red Army Fraction) and various Arab groups used to work together; that seems nowadays negligible. But jihadist violence has increased its profile.