Is 23 terrorist attacks right?

Posted: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 5:22 PM by Domenico Montanaro

From NBC/NJ’s Matthew E. Berger
Giuliani said the United States has disrupted 23 terrorist attacks against the United States since Sept. 11, 2001. That number seems high. Even if you count attacks that were disrupted in their infancy, there have not been more than a dozen that were targeting the United States.

A quick check of homeland security experts found some bafflement at the 23 number. Maybe Giuliani knows some things we don't, which would be surprising considering he has not held a public sector job since 2001.

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He might be including attacks by democrats. If you listen to them, and AQ they all sound the same these days. Same talking points memos

Dave, Tn (Sent Tuesday, October 09, 2007 5:28 PM)

Maybe Rudy talked to God.

nuanced (Sent Tuesday, October 09, 2007 6:36 PM)

Rudy One-Note continues to play the 911 fear card. He thinks the deck is stacked in his favor but now the overhead camera in the casino is watching his every move and it's starting to reveal some questionable shuffling of the cards....

R.Merrell (Sent Tuesday, October 09, 2007 6:44 PM)

I worked for a dual affiliate, NBC and FOX. That was FOX's first year. Since then NBC's reporting/journalism has become so off center from the truth in reporting the facts as they are, it is a crying shame. I once swore by NBC news and it's journalism. I would have defended it against any other affiliate in the media. I have tried to watch the news on NBC/MSNBC over the last 15 years and have now stopped only to see major events such as sports, debates and others that have been awarded/purchased the rights by NBC.
I do know that I alone can not make a change in how NBC reports the world news but I do know I can persuade my children and there friends and families not to watch your news. Therefore this will in-effect make a difference long after I am gone. I hope for the sake of our children and our country that NBC will understand this and make the right decisions to report fair and truthful facts. I hope NBC does not continue to be persuaded by political parties or radical extremists that use news agencies in our own country to bolster their propaganda like they are now. With this being said I will not be watching any of the debates with my family tonight or in the future I will get my information via the web or other news worthy affiliates.

signed,

disappointed in MSNBC/NBC

Mike in Texas (Sent Tuesday, October 09, 2007 6:56 PM)

disappointed in MSNBC/NBC ,

why not post some facts and numbers instead of rant?

mm,ma (Sent Tuesday, October 09, 2007 8:21 PM)

Mike in Texas...you - the FOX dude > Hey what flavor kool-aid you drinking?

The Edge, Macon GA (Sent Tuesday, October 09, 2007 11:57 PM)

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