Car Bomb Detonates In NYC Killing 40, Government curtails freedom..87 Years ago Today

[JohnnyRingo]

Out of a clear blue sky, a deadly terrorist attack in New York City brought grief and outrage. Initially, the country rallied in a wave of patriotism and vowed revenge on the perpetrators. But critics said that the government was using the terrorist threat as an excuse to curtail civil liberties. They warned that aggressive action against the terrorists would only provoke more violence and was harming America's reputation in Europe. And some charged that the president was just a puppet and the decisions were really being made by a handful of government officials who lied and twisted intelligence reports to carry out their repressive agenda. Supporters of the government policy countered that these critics were aiding and abetting the enemy while posing as champions of free speech. Strong measures were needed to crush a dangerous enemy, not naïve and craven appeasement.

The year was 1920.

Read on:
http://crimemagazine.com/06/wallstreetbomb,0115-6.htm

[Fredda Weinberg]

1. You can still see the marks on some buildings

Yup, some of us knew dat.