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Stunning Terrorism Statistics that Nobody Wants You to Know
Experts say that terrorists are strongly motivated – for two reasons – to exaggerate their abilities to inflict damage:
(1) Terrorism is defined as “the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims”. So terrorists exaggerate their destructive abilities in order to increase intimidation and push their aims
and
(2) The more damage people believe that a terrorist group has inflicted, the more donations and funding they will receive from radical extremists. Specifically, radicals are more likely to fund terrorists who are “effective” in inflicting damage than those who can’t pull off murder and mayhem
So terrorists want to exaggerate how much damage they've actually inflicted.
Likewise, the type of counter-terror experts who frequently appear on the mainstream news are motivated to hype the terror threat, because it drums up business for them.
The more scared of terrorism people are, the more books they’ll sell on terrorism, the more people will pay them to give talks on terrorism, and the more they’ll be asked to appear on mainstream news. So they don’t want you to know the real statistics on terror, either.
And the government has also exaggerated the threat of terrorism for political purposes (literally seeing a terrorist under every bush). For example, FBI agents and CIA intelligence officials, a top constitutional and military law expert, Time magazine, the Washington Post and others have all said that U.S. government officials “were trying to create an atmosphere of fear in which the American people would give them more power”. Indeed, the former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge admitted that he was pressured to raise terror alerts to help Bush win reelection. The threat from Islamic terrorists – while real – has been greatly exaggerated. Former U.S. National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski – also a top foreign policy advisor to President Obama – told the Senate that the war on terror is a “a mythical historical narrative”.
Indeed, the government justifies its geopolitical goals – including seizing more power at home, and overthrowing Syria in 1949, Iran in 1953, Iraq twice, Afghanistan twice, Turkey, Libya, and other oil-rich countries – by hyping the terror menace. So the government wants you to be scared out of your pants by the risk of terrorism.
So what are the real terrorism facts?
The actual statistics are stunning:
- Daniel Benjamin – the Coordinator for Counterterrorism at the United States Department of State from 2009 to 2012 – notes today (at 10:22):
"The total number of deaths from terrorism in recent years has been extremely small in the West. And the threat itself has been considerably reduced. Given all the headlines people don’t have that perception; but if you look at the statistics that is the case."
- Indeed, you’re much more likely to be killed by brain-eating parasites, texting while driving, toddlers, lightning, falling out of bed, alcoholism, food poisoning, a financial crash, obesity, medical errors or “autoerotic asphyxiation” than by terrorists
- Despite the horror, there have actually been very few terror attacks in Europe
- Non-Muslims have carried out the vast majority of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil
- Non-Muslims also carried out the vast majority of terrorist attacks in Europe as well
- The overwhelming majority of victims of Muslim terror attacks are – in fact – Muslims
- The “War on Terror” has been counter-productive, and only increased the terrorism problem
- Governments have admitted that many terror attacks around the world have actually been carried out by government forces and blamed on their enemies, as a way to justify war or other objectives. Indeed, Saudi Arabia - America's closest Arab ally - and the U.S. are arguably the world's largest sponsors of terrorism
While terrorists, counter-terror “experts” and governments are trying to scare the pants off you, the truth is that – if we refuse to be terrorized – we win and the terrorists lose.
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Our Gubment education has seen to it that never happens .......
Most people are aware that the bankster elite, headed by the Rothschild and Rockefeller families, are pushing for a one world government that they control. As this group owns most of the wealth in the world there is little that happens that they are not involved in and this applies to terrorism as well. This raises the issue of why they would want to foster a climate of fear amongst the public. The answer seems to be that through doing this they are able to put in place the pieces they need for the totalitarian state and tyranny they plan to force on humanity in the near future.
Terrorism only became mainstream after 9 11, an event that was probably staged by a group within the US Government. This means we should all be looking very closely at the agenda of the banksters that control the US Government because that is where we will find the true reasons for why terrorism has become mainstream.
All actions by governmnet, and the Zionists, are for "Money, power, and division."
Picture a whirlpool circling around and around with each of the three leading into the other, around it goes: Steal money, seize more power, divide the populace, steal more money, seize more power...
The way to escape and avoid falling into the sewer, is to: Not let them take your money. Not let them have more power. Not to believe a word they say.
The banksters need to repay us.
Orwell was a prophet: "Inner Party," "Outer Party," "Proles."
Terrorism only became mainstream after 9 11, an event that was probably staged by a group within the US Government.
Obviously you were born after PanAm flight 103, the embassy bombings in Beirut and Kuwait, etc., etc., etc.
GW's posts seem to bring out the well-researched authorities.
Obviously you do not remember when "The war on terror" started.
Good one (not). Tell us, o insightful one, when did terrorism start? Take your time.
Before you resort to patronising behaviour you should make sure what you write does not backfire on you. "The war on terror" and terrorism are two seperate subjects that people with even a basic level of intelligence would not confuse.At least now I know you should not be taken seriously
You introduced the war on terror quip, chump. Not me. I was just reverting the discussion back to where it was before your misdirection. So you sort of nailgunned the guy in the mirror with that one. Carry on.
You can squirm all you want but the path to this point is in black and white...and it shows clearly that you are the chump.
Munich Olympics, and earlier.
the comment was it became "mainstream" which of course is in the eye of the beholder but one must admit that 9-11 got the attention of the world and, particularly, the not terribly involved u.s. citizen in a way the other events you cite, and oklahoma city, the first world trade center bombing, and even the bombing of the king david hotel did not manage.
that many of these doings are likely the work of the mossad, the cia, the fbi and so forth to further their political agenda, and that of their masters, is not known to "most" observers. but the number is growing and at an accelerating pace (the nature of such knowledge).
http://smile.amazon.com/JFK-9-11-Years-Deep-State/dp/1615776311/ref=sr_1...
that many of these doings are likely the work of the mossad, the cia, the fbi and so forth to further their political agenda,
Their farm team is Saudi Arabia
#1 terrorism statistic THEY don't want you to know: The little people are orders of magnitude more likely to be murdered by their own government, often in the name of protecting them from evil terrorist foreigners.
Here's some numbers I pulled out of my ass (hey, at least I'm honest about that).
Number of people murdered by their own government in the past 100 years: 100 million? Starvation and forced abortion by commies is kind of a gray area, so this number may be low.
Number of people murdered by terrorists in the past 100 years: 100 thousand? Civil war and attacks against foreign occupiers are gray areas, so this number may be high. I would not be surprised if less than 1000 Western civilians died in their own country from non-false-flag terrorism.
So we're looking at a body count ratio of at least 1000:1, possibly 100,000:1, depending on who is counting. Yet who are the sheeple more afraid of- terrorists, or roid raging serial killer militarized cops on a wrong address weed raid? Are the bed wetting sheeple afraid of who is most likely to kill them? No, their brains have been so rotted by TV, edumacation and shit food that TPTB easily herd them into supporting an even nastier police state.
I also think Westerners in general are suffering from a risk assessment mechanism which is failing from lack of use. It's kind of like a kid whose mom is a germophobe, and he develops severe allergies. His immume system gets these counterproductive freakouts because it never got proper target practice with soil bacteria.
#1 terrorism statistic THEY don't want you to know:
Tell us, Einstein, who are "THEY"? It's convenient to use that amorphous label, because it assumes there is a "WE" that you are obviously a shining member of. But the truth is that you cannot define it. Just some anonymous "enemy" that everyone obviously should oppose. It's like saying everyone hates the Dallas Cowboys - except they don't.
Nice way to discount the rest of your post, tho.
THEY are the shadow government / CIA / defense contractors / international bankers / Illuminati / elite crime families (especially Rothschilds) / synagogue of satan / parasitic alien energy creatures from another dimension. Take your pick, or choose all of the above. I tend to think that saying a single group is at the top of the pyramid is missing the forest because of the trees. It's a bit like the parable of the blind men trying to describe an elephant- one says it's like a broom, one says it's like a tree trunk, one says it's like a snake, etc.
If you've been reading ZeroHedge for almost four years and still can't see that consensus reality is a giant puppet show, then there is no hope for you.
Thank you for making my point. You can't define it. So you throw everything into the mix, including groups you have no clue about, and label them "THEY".
If you think there is a consensus among the zerohedge crowd, you are delusional. Not everyone here is a Ron Paul worshipping, conspiracy theorist-anarchist libertarian.
...that many of these doings are likely the work of...is not known to "most" observers...
So if it is "likely", then it is not "known" to even you. How about that?
GW slips y'all a bunch of aligned views and it becomes truth...except that maybe it's not true at all, just "likely." Hmmm. I love it when the hordes make my point.
And your compelling narrative is "they hate us for our freedoms"?
And your compelling narrative is "they hate us for our freedoms"?
Well played. You do not know how or what I think, so you insert one of your cliches to fill the void in an effort to ascribe a label. All I've pointed out is that a large bunch of GW-worshippers here buy into what he says without really digging in (or thinking critically) to recognize that he is spouting conjecture.
But you feel comforted by buying into the narrative of what ought to be true, and trying to demonize anyone who questions it.
You missed the mark so badly that it's laughable. You have no idea what "narrative" I subscribe to or, more importantly, why.
Party on, lightweight.
Who cares what they hate.
The simple thing is, is that there are in fact terrorists and they target mostly unarmed civilians to accomplish whatever goals they have, whether its carving out an ethnic homeland from a nation state or trying to promote an ideaology or religion.
What we as "freedom loving people" have to guard against is governments or any other "authority" using any or every attack to expand the police state which they are always more than willing to do.
In fact it all needs to be rolled back from the point we are now, whether its Duke University kicking Chick Fillet off campus because the CEO expressed his opinion or TSA sodomizing elderly women or Soros injecting millions of dollars into funding Ferguson "undocumented shoppers", formerly known as protesters and rioters.
Terrorism comes in many forms.
Most people are aware that the bankster elite, headed by the Rothschild and Rockefeller families, are pushing for a one world government that they control.
You are seriously deluded if you believe that "most" people are aware of, or buy into, that.
You are right. I should have been more differentiated. " Most people who think critically and are interested in this area" would have been better.
In Europe a "lot" of people are aware of the bullshit, but of course lot of folks don't fucking care. Look at this reality check for the WH monkey in Netherlands: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-03-26/what-happens-if-us-president-st...
War is terrorism by the rich, terrorism is war by the poor.
An internet quote