K2 Radio » minorities http://k2radio.com Wyoming's Radio Station Thu, 23 May 2013 21:46:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Minorities Were Targeted in 'Revenge Attacks' Following September 11 [VIDEO] http://k2radio.com/minorities-revenge-attacks-september-11/ http://k2radio.com/minorities-revenge-attacks-september-11/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:00:36 +0000 Jade Walker http://tsminteractive.com/?p=44210 In the weeks and months following the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, many Americans became more patriotic. They tied yellow ribbons around trees, raised the flag, donated blood and enlisted in the military. Others, however, decided to seek revenge, and because their targets were so far away, they opted to hurt anyone who appeared to fit a specific profile.

In the past 10 years, the FBI has investigated more than 800 cases of violence against Arab-Americans, Muslims, Sikhs or people perceived to be of Middle Eastern origin. It is unknown how many of these “revenge attacks” were investigated by local authorities, but some were fatal.

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