Talk:List of terrorist incidents, 2008

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[edit] Killed terrorism count in casualties?

Does killed terrorists during a suicide attack or something else have to be count in the number of casualties ? Kormin (talk) 18:00, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

I would think so, tho we should summarize what the sources say. The question is what to do if the sources used for one incident adds them, and another incident's does not - the list would be uncomparable. -- Jeandré, 2008-02-17t21:25z

[edit] John Granville and driver killed in a terrorist incident?

I've removed it again since there is no source (as required by wp:v) that indicates it was a terrorist incident.

The given source states: "CNN cannot independently verify the authenticity of the statement or the legitimacy of the group. The State Department was unaware of the claim, spokesman Sean McCormack said Friday, adding that the investigation into the deaths is in the initial stages." At the end of the article it mentions that Sudan "sponsor[ed] terrorism since 1993" but that that changed in 2005, but even then the source does not say it was a Sudan sponsored incident.

AP states "Sudanese officials have insisted the assassination was not a terrorist attack, though a previously unknown group called Ansar al-Tawhid took responsibility for the killing in an Internet chat room on a militant Web site. The claim could not be verified." -- Jeandré, 2008-02-17t21:31z

OK for John Granville incident, but I put Mogadishu again with news sources. A video is also available here: http://fr.truveo.com/Mogadishu-road-bomb-kills-women/id/1609153533 Take the Daily Star video. Kormin (talk) 22:47, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
Please be careful, you reverted the article putting many errors back in. Please use edit summaries when editing. The Mogadishu entry also had the injured number wrong, the USA Today and the Times of India sources are the same AP article except that USA Today deleted the qat quote, and none of the sources say it was a terrorist incident - in fact the China Daily says "No one has claimed responsibility for the blast." -- Jeandré, 2008-02-19t13:52z
Ok, I won't add it back until the investigation finds reported evidence. But hey, while you're at it, Januay 19th - is intent to terrorize allowed? If it didn't cause an incident, it should be removed? Mikebar (talk) 07:21, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
Agreed, removed. -- Jeandré, 2008-02-19t13:52z

[edit] Remove totals?

According to [1] there were "12,000 [terrorists] attacks between 2003 and mid-2007", so since we're missing huge amounts of terrorist incidents I think it would be better to remove our year totals. -- Jeandré, 2008-02-19t15:58z

    • I agree, and I have removed the totals. Editorofthewiki 22:07, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Embassy burning

Is 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence#Serbian reaction, specifically the embassy attacks, considered terrorism? Mikebar (talk) 08:33, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

I think that we have to be careful about what we consider to be terrorism. The embassy attacks by Serbs I do not consider to be terrorism as much as I consider them to be an impulsive expression of anger. I believe that most terrorist incidents are planned and specifically target civilians. We have to differentiate between what is true terrorism designed to further an ideological agenda and what is truly just an expression of anger. By the way, I am aware that the two are closely related, but I am assuming that anyone who is intelligent can differentiate between violent displays of emotion and true acts of terrorism. Hizrael 17:01, 06 March 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.126.173.118 (talk)
If there's a reliable source calling it terrorism it belongs here; if not, anyone can remove it. -- Jeandré, 2008-03-09t17:37z

[edit] Location Column?

I think it would make the table overall more presentable and organised, if the location (including nation flag and city, like Flag of Pakistan Islamabad. In addition, how about a column for the relevant Wikipedia article? — Lasse Havelund (p · t · c) 21:40, 2 June 2008 (UTC)