[SeekAndFind]

Of course, whenever Israel responded militarily to these attacks, that was headline news. As WSJ columnist Brett Stephens noted in 2009, "every Palestinian death receives somewhere in the order of 28 times the attention of every Chechen death." When Israel erected its West Bank security barrier, a nonviolent but extremely effective way to prevent Palestinian terrorism, that too was headline news. The fence was even brought before the International Court of Justice in 2004 -- unlike the terrorism that compelled it. Israel surely had other uses for the $2 billion spent to build the barrier, but the number of attacks and fatalities dropped so dramatically after its construction that few Israelis doubted its necessity.

[yldstrk]

we had bomb threats all the time when I was in high school in the 70s from retards like Bill Ayers

[allendale]

Politically correct posturing has become the norm for politicians and policy makers in the West. It is dangerous self deception. Hard real facts are overlooked since acknowledging them does not fit the accepted feel good theme. The results have been catastrophic.

[rarestia]

If this sort of constant barrage were to begin here, it would undoubtedly occur in major cities along the east coast, Chicago, and out west. Martial law would be considered de rigeur and necessary by those under it. I also wouldn’t put it past Obama & Co. to deliberately aid and abet those who wish to do it.

[Servant of the Cross]

'Israeli Strong' is the World Class standard.

[JoeProBono]

[Covenantor]

We don't have to reach overseas to recall bombing campaigns by terrosts. Had our own "home-grown" groups in the late sixties and early seventies.

At that time I worked in mid-town Manhattan, one block south of Grand Central Station and the Chrysler Building. From our offices we heard and felt the Exxon office bombing, which filled the center of the block from 42nd Street to 41st Street. Continental Can Co., across Lexington Ave from us had several bomb threats as did our building. The evacuations become so frequent our mgmt created a 16 digit timesheet job code for time lost in these events.

Add Fraunces Tavern, Selective Service on Whitehall St, Bank of Tokyo on Park Ave among others and it was the year of living dangerously in Mid-Town NYC.

1969 A Year of Bombings

Mr. Melville was ultimately convicted of plotting eight bombings:

The United Fruit Company warehouse at the Grace Pier on the Hudson River (July 27).

The Marine Midland building at 140 Broadway (Aug. 20).

The Federal Office Building at 26 Federal Plaza (Sept. 19)

The Armed Forces Induction Center at 39 Whitehall Street (Oct. 7)

The Chase Manhattan Bank at 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza (Nov. 11)

The Standard Oil offices in the RCA Building at Rockefeller Plaza (Nov. 11)

The General Motors Building at 59th Street and Fifth Avenue (Nov. 11)

The Criminal Courts Building at 100 Centre Street (Nov. 12)

What's striking about this three person cell is that one of them was an FBI informant. Hmmmm....

[Portcall24]

No need to go to Israel...

In late April 1919, at least 36 booby trap dynamite-filled bombs were mailed to a cross-section of prominent politicians and appointees, including the Attorney General of the United States, as well as justice officials, newspaper editors and businessmen, including John D. Rockefeller. Among all the bombs addressed to high-level officials, one bomb was notably addressed to the home of an FBI field agent. On the evening of June 2, 1919 eight large bombs blew up simultaneously in eight different U.S. cities. These bombs were much larger than those sent in April, using up to twenty-five pounds of dynamite.

The response? Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, twice targeted by anarchist bombs, organized the nationwide series of police actions, known as the Palmer raids, in November 1919 and January 1920. Under suspicion of violating the Espionage Act, the Sedition Act, and/or the Immigration Act of 1918, approximately 10,000 people were arrested, of which 3,500 were held in detention. Of those held in detention, 556 resident aliens were eventually deported. Of course that was when our leaders had backbone.

[Cyber Liberty]

Well, heck. In the defense of the media’s perfidy, it can be said it’s just a bunch of Jews being blown up in a place they forcibly took from the poor, innocent Arabs who were 100% peaceful before 1948.

(Do I HAVE to /s)

[elpadre]

Let’s do some thinking American Thinker:

Post 9/11/01 - President Bush, with advice of our military leaders chose to root out the Taliban and weaken AQ in Afghanistan. Then to tackle Iraq as a major sponsor of terrorism at several levels. (for instance, Iraq actually paid the mothers and spouses of suicide bombers) We, the USA, picked the battlefield on which to fight the WOT. Bush from the very beginning said the US would stand down when the Afghanistan and Iraq military forces stood up - no time table.

The Advent of Obama: Prematurely end battle with Taliban and AQ in Afghanistan and Iraq, weaken our military strength and troop morale, give comfort and aid to our enemies throughout the world. And then offer the streets of America to our enemy as the new battlefield. Yes, many bad people have already come and others are coming to fight on the newly designated battlefield - continental USA!

Our enemies properly look upon what Obama has done as a major victory for Islam and they are coming our way with bayonets fixed.

That’s my opinion and I’m sticking with it.

[SJackson]

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