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Today in terrorism
July 16, 2005: Suicide bombers create deadly inferno in Iraq
On July 16, 2005 a suicide bomber attacked a crowded market in a town south of Baghdad, killing 100 and wounding 150.
July 15, 1984: Terrorists attack train in El Salvador
On July 15, 1984 terrorists from the FMLN bombed a freight train El Salvador and shot 25 treasury police, killing 21.
Perspectives
Repeat after me: thou shall not kill!
Why is it that so many so-called ‘religious’ terrorists seem to ignore the very tenets against murder that their religions explicitly espouse?
Hate and terrorism are not synonymous
Calling all serious hate-motivated violent crime ‘terrorism’ is unnecessary, unhelpful and problematic: we need to stop doing this
Quick Hits podcasts
So,what if we stopped charging people with terrorism?
Quick Hits 170 – The benefits of getting rid of the term terrorism and charging suspects with murder.
Yes, Canada needs a foreign intelligence service, but does it want one?
Quick Hits 169 – Phil Gurski explains why Canada needs a foreign intelligence devoted to HUMINT.
London truck attack: Why ”why” is hard to fathom
Quick hits 168 – How reliable witness statements are and why we often never determine the real reasons for violent events.
Hostage taking – A conversation with Rachel Briggs
Episode 103 – In this podcast, Phil Gurski talks to Rachel Briggs, first director of Hostage UK and founding executive director of Hostage US on this fascinating issue.
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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