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Today in terrorism
September 27, 2008: Car bomber strikes unknown target in Syria
On September 27, 2008 a car bomb on the outskirts of Syria’s capital Damascus killed at least 17 people.
September 26, 1947: Killings in British mandate Palestine
On this day in 1947 the Israeli terrorist group Irgun killed four British policeman during a bank robbery.
Perspectives
Is all not well with the ‘5 eyes’ intelligence alliance?
Are the recent concerns about the state of the ‘5 eyes’ intelligence alliance justified? Take a breath folks, nothing to see here.
What do the New Zealand stabbings tell us about terrorism?
In a world where everyone has concluded that the only threat to the West comes from the ‘far right’, a series of stabbings in New Zealand reminds us this is not 100% accurate.
Quick Hits podcasts
Should academics tell national security professionals how to do their jobs?
Quick Hits 173 – Is there no better way to manage this relationship?
Was Afghanistan an intelligence failure?
Quick Hits 172 – Biden’s debacle? Phil Gurski weighs in on who ‘lost’ Afghanistan.
When Afghanistan fell to the Taliban
Quick Hits 171 – What we know and what’s next for Afghanistan
Talking with Jesse Morton, former Al-Qaeda recruiter in the US
Episode 106 – A fascinating conversation with Jesse Morton, former to Al Qaeda recruiter in the US
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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