In Oklahoma City bombing The bombing remained the deadliest terrorist assault on U.S. soil until the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C., in 2001. (See September 11 attacks.) Read More
In Timothy McVeigh …168 people, was the deadliest terrorist incident on U.S. soil, until the September 11 attacks in 2001. Read More
terrorism
In terrorism: Definitions of terrorism … (FBI) defines both international and domestic terrorism as involving “violent, criminal acts.” The element of criminality, however, is problematic, because it does not distinguish among different political and legal systems and thus cannot account for cases in which violent attacks against a government may be legitimate. A frequently mentioned example… Read More
United States Capitol attack of 2021
In United States Capitol …Capitol was the scene of domestic terrorism when supporters of Pres. Donald Trump stormed the building as Congress was in the process of certifying Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election. Trump and his backers challenged the results, citing unproven claims of voter fraud. Several people died, but the… Read More
In January 6 U.S. Capitol attack …considered it an act of domestic terrorism. For having given a speech before the attack in which he encouraged a large crowd of his supporters near the White House to march to the Capitol and violently resist Congress’s certification of Biden’s victory—which many in the crowd then did—Trump was impeached… Read More
