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usually with terrorism there is an claim of responsibility, and an expression of aggrieviation. to my knowledge, no public display of responsible whos, and why

• CharlesW 4y ago
  > usually with terrorism there is an claim of responsibility "In the past two decades, fewer than half of all terrorist attacks have been either claimed by their perpetrators or convincingly attributed by governments to specific terrorist groups." https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2019/02/01/why-do-terrorists-claim-credit-for-some-attacks-but-not-others https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2019/02/01/why-do-t... (http://archive.today/mL4OE http://archive.today/mL4OE)
  • rolph 4y ago
    these are not always public, and are often not passed on to public when direct contact to actual is made. --also the definition of terroism has been applied with a broader brush over the recent years [perhaps 10 years?]
    • CharlesW 4y ago
      > also the definition of terroism has been applied with a broader brush over the recent years [perhaps 10 years?] What's your source for this? Events classified as "terrorist incidents" per year in the U.S. regularly exceeded 100 in the 1970s, but haven't exceeded 65 in 10 years ending 2017.¹ ¹ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_in_the_United_States