January 9, 2010

Right wing pundits and new organizations have been trying to minimize the instances of terror against Americans during the Bush years. They also are trying to re-write history and even claim 9/11 did not happen when he was in office, the two most notable examples of history challenged people are Dana Perino, former White House press secretary and Rudy Giuliani , former New York City mayor. Incredibly, Mary Matalin a GOP strategist said Bush inherited 9/11 presumably from Bill Clinton!

Republicans are trying to rewrite history, thinking if they say their lies over and over, they will come true. It won't work at least for informed and clear thinking Americans.

Obama haters are trying to heap scorn on him by saying terror attacks have happened only under his administration. This is yet another bold faced lie. Here are a few domestic terror attacks when Bush was in power:

9/11 – September 11, 2001, New York City. The World Trade Towers and some buildings nearby were taken down by two planes hitting the towers and in the ensuing conflagration. 2,997 people died at the hands of Al Qaeda members.

Islamic extremists hijacked United Airlines Flight 97 which was crashed into a field in Pennsylvania by some passengers killing 44, including 4 hijackers.

American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, Washington, DC, killing 64 passengers and 125 on the ground. A total of 189 dead including the hijackers.

Anthrax attacks – starting September 18, 2001, Washington, DC, Yew York City and Boca Raton, Florida. Twenty two infected and five dead. Unsolved.

Jewish Defense League Mosque plot – December 11, 2001. Culver City, CA. The attempt to bomb a mosque by Irv Rubin and follower Earl Kruge was thwarted.

Shoe bomber attack – December 22, 2001, American Airlines flight 63, from Paris to Miami, diverted to Boston, MA after the attack was foiled. Richard Reid tried to explode one of his shoes containing explosives.

Beltway sniper attacks – October 2002, Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia. Ten dead and three wounded. Muslim John Muhammad was convicted and executed in 2009.

Abortion clinic attacks:

June 11, 2001 – Tacoma, WA, unsolved.

July 4, 2005- Palm Beach, Florida, arson, unsolved.

December 12, 2005: Shreveport, LA,  Patricia Hughes and Jeremy Dunahoe threw a Molotov cocktail at a clinic.

September 13, 2006 – Davenport, Iowa  David McMenemy crashed his car into the Edgerton Women's Care Center then started a fire. 

April 25, 2007 – Austin, TX, A package with an explosive device in it was left at a woman's health clinic. Paul Ross Evans was found guilty.

May 9, 2007 – Virginia Beach, VA An unidentified person set fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic.

December 6, 2007 - Albuquerque, NM. Chad Altman and Sergio Baca were arrested for setting fire to Dr. Curtis Boyd's clinic.

Mailbox Bomber - started May 3, 2002, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, and Texas. A person planted bombs in mail boxes in those state and six people injured. Luke J. Helder was responsible but incompetent to stand trial.

El Al Ticket Counter attack – July 4, 2002. Los Angeles, CA at LAX. Two died plus the attacker, Hesham Mohamed Hadayet an Egyptian.

University of OK Stadium attack - October 1, 2005 – Norman,OK. One injury. The bomber Joel Henry Hinrichs III was wounded after he detonated a bomb near a packed football stadium.

Chapel Hill SUV attack – March 3, 2006, Chapel Hill, NC. Nine injured after Iranian Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar plowed into students on the campus.

Seattle Jewish Federation attack – July 28, 2006, Seattle, WA. One shot dead, five wounded by Naveed Afzal Haq.

San Francisco SUV attack - August 30, 2006 – San Francisco, CA. An Afghani Muslim, Omeed Aziz Popal hit 19 with his SUV and killed one.

Illinois shopping mall attack plot – December 22, 2006 – Chicago, IL. Attack foiled by U.S. agents. Derrick Shareef wanted to commit violent jihad.

Trolley Square Shooting - February 12, 2007, Salt Lake City, UT. Five dead and four wounded by a teenager, Sulejman Talović who was killed.

Fort Dix military base  plot – May 7, 2007, Fort Dix, NY. Six radical Muslims planned to attack the base but the FBI foiled the plot.

Mexican Consulate attack – October 26, 2007, New York City. No injuries from two grenade looking bombs thrown at the consulate.

Knoxville Unitarian Universalist Church – July 27, 2008, Knoxville, TN. Two shot dead and seven injured by Jim David Adkisson.