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A better way to look at terrorism

A recent US case where a pair of ‘Boogaloo Bois’ tried to deal with the terrorist group Hamas has raised some interesting questions on US counter terrorism practice.

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September 19, 1988: Downing of French UTA Flight 772 over Sahara

Libya is beleved to have been behind the 1988 downing of a French flight from Congo to Paris in which all 156 passengers and 14 crew were killed.

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RealPolitik podcast – Canadian intelligence community should continue to focus on Islamic extremist terrorism

I was a guest on the RealPolitik podcast to discuss why Canadian intelligence community should focus on Islamic extremist terrorism. Have a listen!

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September 18, 2001: Anthrax attacks in the US

A week after 9/11 a series of letters laced with anthrax were sent to US senators and news outlets, killing 5 and wounding 17: the case was never 100% solved.

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September 17, 2016: Pipe bomb explodes inside a garbage bin in New York

A terrorist inspired by both ISIS and AQ placed three bombs in New York and New Jersey in September 2016, one of which detonated, wounding 39.

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When terrorism charges are unwarranted

What if some accused of terrorist offences are not in fact terrorists at all? Borealis looks at the cases of Paul Rusesabagina and Eskinder Nega.

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September 16, 1982: Sabra and Shatila massacre in Beirut, Lebanon

A Lebanese Christian group massacred hundreds and perhaps thousands of Shia Muslims in Beirut as the Israeli army looked on in September 1982.

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Why is Edward Snowden still making headlines?

Edward Snowden is painted as a courageous whistleblower and maybe he is. Yet there is little in life that is uniquely positive and this goes as well for the smashers of secrets.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Liam Duffy: Is the ‘war on terrorism’ turning into a ‘war on words’?

UK researcher and former PREVENT officer Liam Duffy joins former CSIS analyst Phil Gurski to discuss the lack of consensus on what terrorism means.

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Is the violent extremist issue bigger than a shoebox?

Assumptions that the violent extremist threat from individuals associated with RWE and other terrorist ideologies may be overstated.