Report: Worldwide terror attacks increased 29%

A State Department report due for release next week will show that worldwide terror incidents went up 29% in 2006.  Here is the raw data:

• 2005: 11,111 attacks, and 14,500 noncombatants killed.
• 2006: 14,338 attacks, and 45% of the attacks took place in Iraq.

Unlike the figures that the Bush Administration is using for public relations purposes, these numbers do include car bombings.

Could it be that the war in Iraq has played into the hands of terrorist recruiters throughout the world?  The American public is beginning to see through the media spin that Republicans are strong on national security.  A new UPI poll shows that only 26.5% of Americans give Bush an "excellent" rating on keeping the U.S. safe from terrorism.