[LSUfan]

Note that Johnson was a Counterterrorism Expert in the Clinton administration State Department. You can see him frequently today on TV being interviewed as a "counterterrorism expert." He should be investigated for malfeasance.

[browardchad]

Hard to believe this is the same Larry Johnson -- who often appears on Fox.

So ""None of these beliefs (about terrorism) are based in fact" according to Larry, in July 2001? It's nice to know that a guy who's now making bucks off 9/11 as an "expert" had the same head-in-the-sand mentality that made 9/11 possible, as a less than illustrious member of the Clintonista State Department.

I'll be taking what he says (particularly his criticism) with a grain of salt from now on.

Thanks for the post.

[jae471]

deaths from international terrorism fell to 2,527 in the decade of the 1990's, from 4,833 in the 80's.

Yes, but the 00s have already beat the 90s.

...Colombia, which had 186 incidents ...

While 82 percent of the attacks in Colombia were on oil pipelines managed by American and British companies, these attacks were less about terrorism than about guerrillas' goal of disrupting oil production to undermine the Colombian economy. Generally, the guerrillas shy away from causing casualties in these attacks. No American oil workers in Colombia were killed or injured last year.

So 82% of the 186 attacks weren't terrorism then? Or were they? It sounds like the guerrillas are using sense here to fight their little war -- they are hitting the economy, not killing non-combatants.

Eleven incidents involved kidnappings of one or more American citizens, all of whom were eventually released. Seven of those kidnapped worked for American companies in the energy business or providing services to it - Halliburton, Shell, Chevron, Mobil, Noble Drilling and Erickson Air-Crane.

Why does it matter that they were energy workers? What about more recent examples -- The Phillipines missionary or Pearl? They were returned safely, weren't they?

What I see in this article is alot of old data. Comming from a Clintonite, much of it was probably fudged anyway to make everyone feel happy.

I also see an important difference between the guerillas of Latin America and the Islamists of the world. One is on a nationalistic power trip, and uses terrorism as a means to secure funds or negotiations. The other uses terrorism for the sole purpose of mass genocide.

[sailor4321]

Liberals, of which the NY Times is the chief media organ, will say anything to undermine this administration. They could care less about how many of us are killed in order to once again attain power....

[RANGERAIRBORNE]

Forget about eliminating the Dept of Education- let's get rid of the State Department. What a nest of traitors and villains! (And, of course, the occasional moron...)

[john in missouri]

Note that Johnson was a Counterterrorism Expert in the Clinton administration State Department. You can see him frequently today on TV being interviewed as a "counterterrorism expert." He should be investigated for malfeasance.

Um... hate to break in with reality here, but it appears from a web search that Johnson was a Bush 41 counterterrorism honcho, not a Clintonite.

[axxmann]

It seems to me that there have been many more than 186 homicide bombings in Israel....they don't count as terrorism?

[desertcry]

nytimes the most distrusted media in the world, the same nytimes who headlined "WHAT DID BUSH KNOW, AND WHEN DID HE KNOW OF THE TERRORIST ATTACK ON 9.11.01." is now encouraging Americans to ignore terrorists attack. If you use nytimes as a toilet paper, you will end up with a much more soiled behind than before you use it.