And remember: in police states, the biggest crimes – the worst acts of terrorism – are committed by government.
"American citizens deserve the right to know that their government stands behind them when acts of terrorism are committed against their families," Mr. Mack said in October when he presented the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act.
The West must insist that Muslims, particularly members of the Muslim diaspora, answer this question: What is more offensive to a believer -- the murder, torture, enslavement and acts of war and terrorism being committed today in the name of Muhammad, or the production of drawings and films and books designed to mock the extremists and their vision of what Muhammad represents?
The victims from 95 nations, their families, and the American people have yet to savor the justice they deserve from the terrorism that was committed that morning.
Let's not forget that the most devastating example of domestic terrorism, the Oklahoma City bombing, was committed by a white Christian.
He insisted that "the violence we chose to adopt was not terrorism," and that the A.N.C. was committed to "nonviolence and negotiations".
According to a 2017 report from the Office of Government Accountability, the majority of domestic terrorism between 2001 and 2016 was committed by right-wing extremists.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest said the United States wanted to continue its close counter-terrorism cooperation with Yemen and was committed to pursuing its strategy there.
Speaking on the eve of a meeting between American and European justice and interior ministers here, the American treasury official, Stuart A. Levey, the under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said Washington was committed to working with any new European system "under the basis of reciprocity".
