The Farcical Definition at the Heart of the War on Terrorism

By James Bovard

More people died as a result of the U.S.-backed invasion of East Timor (250,000)than were killed by international terrorists in the subsequent 30 years.

According to the U.S. State Department, between 1980 and 2005 fewer than 25,000 people were killed in international terrorist incidents around the globe.

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