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Today in terrorism
May 31, 1906: Spanish anarchist bombs royal wedding
On May 31, 1906 a Spanish anarchist threw a bomb hoping to hit King Alfonso XIII, killing 24 and wounding more than 100.
May 30, 2009: Anti-government group bombs TV station in Ecuador
On May 30, 2009 two pamphlet-bombs exploded outside an Ecuadorian TV station and ministry: no victims or significant damage ensued.
Perspectives
Is Canada’s security service focusing on the right terrorist threat?
The decision to shift counter terrorism resources from jihadis to RWE is ill-advised and may come back to bite us one day.
Old jihadi causes never die…nor do they fade away
The recent attack on UK author Salman Rushdie is a potent reminder that calls for religious violence can last decades.
Quick Hits podcasts
Does Canada need a ‘terrorism’ offence?
A recent court case in which a young man pleaded guilty to murder in a 2020 attack raises the issue of why we need to have terrorism charges at all
Islamist terrorism is a far bigger threat than ‘Islamophobia’
Claims that Islamophobia trumps Islamist terrorism in 2022 do not have a statistical leg to stand on.
The curious case of the ISIS plot in Ottawa that got ignored by Canadian media
A recent ISIS plot to attack a university in Ottawa by an Alaskan man got attention in the US but not Canada – why?
Why wasn’t the Arab Spring the end to Islamist terrorism: a conversation with Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
The Arab Spring was supposed to usher in an era of democracy for MENA and bleed support for Islamist terrorism. It didn’t. A chat with Daveed Gartenstein-Ross as to why not
Your morning scan:
Where to find terrorism and national security related news
As promised, here is the list of websites I use for my daily morning news scan.
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