04-23-2017, 04:20 PM
The Government Accountability Office, which is a non-partisan entity whose agenda is set by Congress, has released a report on violent extremism, and it isn't going to make some people happy. From the CATO Institute:
Here is a link to the GAO report itself. It is a pdf, so just be aware. The CATO article also mentions a study by Georgia State that showed disparity in the incidents reported by the media and those that occurred wi9th a bias towards more reporting on incidents carried out by Muslim extremists, which make up about 27% of the occurrences. It's some good reading. The CATO article more so if you aren't a policy nerd/wonk.
Quote:The ongoing controversy and litigation over the Trump administration’s “Muslim ban” has reignited a debate that has raged since the 9/11 attacks: Who commits more domestic terrorism–violent Salafists or traditional “right wing” extremists? According to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, it’s the latter and by a very wide margin.
Here is a link to the GAO report itself. It is a pdf, so just be aware. The CATO article also mentions a study by Georgia State that showed disparity in the incidents reported by the media and those that occurred wi9th a bias towards more reporting on incidents carried out by Muslim extremists, which make up about 27% of the occurrences. It's some good reading. The CATO article more so if you aren't a policy nerd/wonk.
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