Violence... The story so far

Editorial in a table.

Mr Bush brings it on himself with his risky off-the-cuff remarks. His modus operendi appears to be "Say what is necesary to win elections; do as you like after your win." We do not know how to better phrase it.

Facts	Statements
Two Iraqi car bombs kill 34 Children, 7 Adults, Maim 139 NYT: 1 Oct 2004	"We are winning ... World is Safer" Bush (Debating Kerry) 30 Sept 2004
Terror incidents hit 21-year high in 2003 State Department: AP	"We are winning ... World is Safer" Bush (Debating Kerry) 30 Sept 2004
Of 2,929 terror deaths since 9/11 — 58 percent of them — 1,709 — MSNBC 2 Sept 2004	"We are winning ... World is Safer" Bush (Debating Kerry) 30 Sept 2004
North Korea: from signatory to Non-Proliferation Treaty to full scale production of nukes. 28 Sep 2004	"We are winning ... World is Safer" Bush (Debating Kerry) 30 Sept 2004
A senior U.S. official says the United States sees Iran, with its pursuit of nuclear technology, as a growing threat to U.S. troops in Iraq. 30 Sep 2004	"We are winning ... World is Safer" Bush (Debating Kerry) 30 Sept 2004
Congressional officials who have been briefed recently by the F.B.I. on the translation [intercepted phone calls] issue said the report offered a much bleaker assessment than the bureau has acknowledged, and leading senators from both parties denounced what they described as foot-dragging in fixing the problem. 28 Sep 2004	"We are winning ... World is Safer" Bush (Debating Kerry) 30 Sept 2004

Abbreviations

AP NYT WP	Associated Press New York Times Washington Post