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1970s was the golden age of terrorism
May 24th, 2017 at 9:39pm
 
There was a plethora of terrorist groups in the 1970s.

The major difference between 1970s and the current time is that explosives in the current age appear to be more powerful, the use of vehicles, and the use of car bombs.

Yes, and there was even a Jewish terrorist group.

Some of the 1970s groups were.

The IRA
The red army faction (Japan)
The Weather Underground (USA)
Symbionese Liberation Army (USA)
Ku Klux Klan (USA)
The Jewish Defense League, a right-wing religious organization, launched 44 bombings and assaults (USA)
The Black Panthers (USA)
Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional, (Puerto Rican group in USA)
Baader-Meinhof Group (renamed Red Army Faction, defunct as of 1998) (Germany)
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
Red Brigades (Italy)
Revolutionary Struggle (Greece)
Shining Path (Peru)
Apologies if I have missed some.

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/07/28/opinions/bergen-1970s-terrorism/

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... In fact, the real Golden Age of terrorism in the United States was during the '70s, not in the post-9/11 world. Consider that terrorism in the United States was then a quite common feature of life: There were literally hundreds of terrorist bombings, shootings and hijackings in States during the 1970s. In the 14 years since 9/11 there have been by contrast only some two-dozen terrorist attacks in the United States perpetrated by a mix of jihadist terrorists, neo-Nazis, violent racists and anti-government militants, according to a count by New America.

[highlight]During the decade of the 1970s terrorists killed 184 people in the States and injured more than 600 others. In the decade and a half since 9/11, terrorists have, by contrast, killed 74.
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Between 1970 and 1979 nationalist and ethnic terrorists, religious zealots, and anti-war militants frequently attacked American targets. Terrorist attacks typically consisted of bombings of civilian targets in New York, Los Angeles, and Washington that were also interspersed with shooting sprees aimed at the police...

... The U.S. Department of Transportation found that between 1970 and 1979 there were 112 domestic plane hijackings. While those numbers didn't differentiate between simple criminal hijackings and those committed for political purposes, hijackings were quite common during the 1970s, but since then they have virtually disappeared...
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Re: 1970s was the golden age of terrorism
Reply #1 - May 24th, 2017 at 9:42pm
 
Did any of these groups target children?
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rhino wrote on May 24th, 2017 at 9:42pm:
Did any of these groups target children?


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Reply #3 - May 24th, 2017 at 9:47pm
 
That was the, this is now.
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not sure that posting naked pictures of children is appropriate Ozzy. You might want to edit that post.
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Reply #5 - May 24th, 2017 at 9:48pm
 
Very impulsive arent you Ozzy, has that ever got you into trouble before?
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Reply #6 - May 24th, 2017 at 9:49pm
 
Aussie wrote on May 24th, 2017 at 9:44pm:
rhino wrote on May 24th, 2017 at 9:42pm:
Did any of these groups target children?


http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1088185.1338564803!/img/httpImage/im...
So are we moving into warfare now? The US military isn't the only one guilty of that.
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Reply #7 - May 24th, 2017 at 9:52pm
 
Mr Hammer wrote on May 24th, 2017 at 9:49pm:
Aussie wrote on May 24th, 2017 at 9:44pm:
rhino wrote on May 24th, 2017 at 9:42pm:
Did any of these groups target children?


http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1088185.1338564803!/img/httpImage/im...
So are we moving into warfare now? The US military isn't the only one guilty of that.


I am highlighting what the West say we have....something about a War on Terror.

There are two sides to a War.
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Reply #8 - May 24th, 2017 at 9:54pm
 
Aussie wrote on May 24th, 2017 at 9:52pm:
Mr Hammer wrote on May 24th, 2017 at 9:49pm:
Aussie wrote on May 24th, 2017 at 9:44pm:
rhino wrote on May 24th, 2017 at 9:42pm:
Did any of these groups target children?


http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1088185.1338564803!/img/httpImage/im...
So are we moving into warfare now? The US military isn't the only one guilty of that.


I am highlighting what the West say we have....something about a War on Terror.

There are two sides to a War.
Blowing up kids at a pop concert isn't war.
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Reply #9 - May 24th, 2017 at 9:54pm
 
rhino wrote on May 24th, 2017 at 9:47pm:
not sure that posting naked pictures of children is appropriate Ozzy. You might want to edit that post.


Not a chance in Hell. That image is an Award winning reality of how the West looked after children......in Vietnam.
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Reply #10 - May 24th, 2017 at 9:56pm
 
Aussie wrote on May 24th, 2017 at 9:54pm:
rhino wrote on May 24th, 2017 at 9:47pm:
not sure that posting naked pictures of children is appropriate Ozzy. You might want to edit that post.


Not a chance in Hell. That image is an Award winning reality of how the West looked after children......in Vietnam.

Plenty of children were killed by the Vietcong and NVA.
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Re: 1970s was the golden age of terrorism
Reply #11 - May 24th, 2017 at 9:56pm
 
All of those groups in the OP have an objective, something tangible.

Why does Islamic state do what they do?
1st correct answer wins a prize.
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Reply #12 - May 24th, 2017 at 9:57pm
 
Mr Hammer wrote on May 24th, 2017 at 9:54pm:
Aussie wrote on May 24th, 2017 at 9:52pm:
Mr Hammer wrote on May 24th, 2017 at 9:49pm:
Aussie wrote on May 24th, 2017 at 9:44pm:
rhino wrote on May 24th, 2017 at 9:42pm:
Did any of these groups target children?


http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1088185.1338564803!/img/httpImage/im...
So are we moving into warfare now? The US military isn't the only one guilty of that.


I am highlighting what the West say we have....something about a War on Terror.

There are two sides to a War.
Blowing up kids at a pop concert isn't war.


I agree.  Neither was bombing the chit out of Dresden.

Who does this to kids?

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Reply #13 - May 24th, 2017 at 9:57pm
 
Dustwun wrote on May 24th, 2017 at 9:56pm:
All of those groups in the OP have an objective, something tangible.

Why does Islamic state do what they do?
1st correct answer wins a prize.

they hate us.
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Re: 1970s was the golden age of terrorism
Reply #14 - May 24th, 2017 at 9:59pm
 
Mr Hammer wrote on May 24th, 2017 at 9:57pm:
Dustwun wrote on May 24th, 2017 at 9:56pm:
All of those groups in the OP have an objective, something tangible.

Why does Islamic state do what they do?
1st correct answer wins a prize.

they hate us.


Pick something from the top shelf.
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