The Clown wrote:The Westgate attack has distrubed me deeply and I've been trying to find reasons as to why this event took place. It likely was due to a combination of many factors e.g. porous borders, lax immigration, corruption, inadequate security etc.
But it struck me that the attack came just six months after a general election. The 1998 bomb blasts came about 8.5 months after the 1997 election while the Kikambala bombing took place a month before the 2002 polls.
Looking at other countries:
2000 election of George W.- 9/11 less than a year later.
2004 Madrid bombing- three days before Spain's general election.
2005 London attacks- a general election had been held 2 months prior.
2008 Mumbai attacks- countrywide elections held six months later.
The exception to this rule could be the 2002 Bali bombings, in which case there were no elections scheduled in either Indonesia or Australia (most caualties were Australian).
From a purely analytical point of view, I would say that a major terrorist attack is likely to occur within 9 months of a major general election.
Is this a valid conclusion?
Could it be that terrorists strike when a government is either distracted by campaigns or in the 'honeymoon' period of a new administration?
...can see the power to research was conferred upon you. Good thinking
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