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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
A burning desire for revenge…or terrorism?
If arson is committed for political purposes does that not make it an act of terrorism? Not in Canada it seems!
We do not benefit from the whitewashing of terrorism
Looking back at a terrorist plot 15 years later only to force it through the filter of ‘racism’ is just plain wrong and unhelpful.
Quick Hits podcasts
Canadian courts need to change how they consider terrorism
Canadian courts have an unfortunate tendency to not take terrorism seriously and treat it appropriately. How can we change this?
Canadian government inattention to intelligence dates back to the Gouzenko affair
Why is it that a series of Canadian governments is incapable to take what their intelligence agencies tell them about national security threats?
When it come to Islamophobia who is actually behind it?
Canada appoints an Islamophobia ‘czar’, convinced that it is all too ‘prevalent’. But who are the real Islamophobes? Spoiler alert: not who you may think.
Is the UK getting ‘Prevent’ wrong?
As governments struggle to identify and devote resources to countering terrorism, in the best-case scenario at the earliest juncture, are we getting our priorities wrong?
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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