U.S. Amends Report to Show Rise in Terror

WASHINGTON - Significant acts of terror worldwide reached a 21-year high in 2003, the State Department announced Tuesday as it corrected a mistaken report that had been cited to boost President Bush (news - web sites)’s war on terror.

Incidents of terrorism increased slightly during the year, and the number of people wounded rose dramatically, the department said.

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In all, the department recorded 208 incidents of terror last year, compared with 205 in 2002.

There were 175 “significant events” in 2003, which Black said was the highest number since 1982.

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The department also reported a decline in the number of people killed, to 625 last year from 725 during 2002. The department reported in its April report that 307 people had been killed last year.

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In all, 3,646 people were wounded worldwide in terror attacks last year, the report said. This represented a sharp increase from the 2,013 wounded in 2002.

Well, at least there weren’t as many people killed. But really, more attacks, they must be getting desperate, right? Right?