on a day when most people are suddenly concerned w/ the loss of life b/c of the terrorist attacks 11 sept 2001 that killed 2,993 people (including hijackers) i'd like to remind everyone of a few other events that should be remembered...
1933-1945 - 6,000,000 to 17,000,000 dead (depending on groups included) - WWII Holocaust
1966-2001 - 3,526 dead - "The Troubles" (N. Ireland / England conflicts)
1975-1979 - 2,000,000 dead (Cambodian est.) - Khmer Rouge / Pol Pot rule of Cambodia
1992-1995 - 200,000 dead (US gov't est) - Srebrenica Genocide / Slobodan Milosevic rule of Serbia
26 feb 1993 - 6 dead - bombing of the World Trade Center
06 apr - mid july 1994 - 1,017,000 dead (Rwandan gov't est.) - Rwandan Genocide
20 mar 1995 - 12 dead - sarin gas attack Tokyo, Japan subway
19 apr 1995 - 168 dead - Oklahoma City bombing
2003-2009 - 400,000+ (UN est) - Darfur
11 mar 2004 - 91 dead - bombing of 3 Madrid, Spain commuter trains
and this is not including the deaths this century of combatants and civilians during WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Russian Civil War, Congo Civil War(s), Afghan Civil War, ongoing conflicts in Iraq or Afghanistan, Stalin's Regime, Armenian / Assyrian genocides in Turkey, ongoing Israeli / Palestinian hostilities... and even this still isn't an all inclusive list...
so remember - the US is far from the only nation / people to experience tragedy this century...
