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Our continuing struggle with war analogies and terrorism

Why do many insist we are at ‘war’ with terrorism? Borealis discusses our need for a new paradigm.

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September 1, 2004: The Beslan hostage crisis

On this day in 2002, Chechen terrorists took over a school in Beslan, North Ossetia. Almost 200 children were dead.

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August 31, 2004: Suicide bombing at Moscow metro

On this day in 2004, a female Islambouli Brigades suicide bomber detonated a bomb outside a Moscow metro killing ten.

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August 30, 1974: The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters bombing

On this day in 1974, a leftist/anarchist Japanese terrorist group bombed Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Tokyo for their support to the US in the Vietnam War.

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August 29, 1984: How a cult used salad bars to orchestrate a bioterror attack in Oregon

On this day in 1984, an obscure Indian cult relocated to Oregon carried out a massive salmonella poisoning attack in 1984 in which almost 800 people got sick.

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August 28, 1995: Sarajevo Markale market massacre

On this day in 1995, a mortar launched by the Army of the Republika Srpska at a market in Sarajevo killed 43 civilians and wounded another 84.

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Yet another Canadian couple charged with seeking to join ISIS

Ontario woman Haleema Mustafa faces terrorism charges for alleged attempt to join ISIS. Borealis looks at this breaking news.

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August 27, 1979: Assassination of Lord Mountbatten

On this day in 1979, The Provisional IRA executed a spectacular terrorist attack when they bombed the boat of Queen Elizabeth’s cousin Lord Mountbatten.

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Are Antifa terrorists? What does terrorism even mean? A discussion with youtuber Vaush

I was a guest on the Vaush youtube show yesterday to discuss Antifa and terrorism from a left perspective. Have a listen!

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August 26, 1896: Armenians occupy Ottoman Bank in Istanbul to bring attention to the Hamidian massacres

On this day in 1896, Armenian terrorists occupied a bank in Istanbul to bring attention to the Ottoman Empire’s slaughter of Armenian civilians in the late 19th century.