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Simultaneous bombings in near Saigon floating restaurant (June 26, 1965)

The Viet Cong is believed to have been behind a 1965 twin bombing at the My Canh restaurant in Saigon that killed 31, including five US servicemen.

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Phil in the media Video

A Discussion With Phil Gurski on CSIS and Western Foreign Policy

How do foreign policy decisions and terrorism intersect? Are we making good choices? I was a guest on James Tibbs’ show to discuss these issues and much more!

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Al Khobar Towers bombings in Saudi Arabia (June 25, 1996)

The US has always blamed a terrorist group called Saudi Hizballah for the 1995 Al Khobar Towers attack but it could very well have been Al Qaeda.

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Phil in the media Video

Terrorism, Iran and Foreign Policy: A Discussion With Phil Gurski (Specialist in Terrorism)

Armin Navabi from Atheist Republic interviews Phil Gurski. Phil is a specialist in terrorism, the author of ‘When Religion Kills’ and many other books. Don’t miss this!

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Tunisian shepherd kidnapped and tortured by AQIM (June 24, 2018)

On this day in 2018, a young Tunisian shepherd who was tortured by AQIM terrorists survived his ordeal but later died from his injuries.

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Podcast Quick Hits

Air India Flight 182: The day Canadian Security Intelligence failed

35 years ago today, Air India flight 182 left the air traffic control radar off the coast of Ireland, killing all 329 people aboard.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

A discussion with Destiny: Trump, Incels, Police and more

If you recall, about 5 months ago, I joined Destiny (Steven Bonnell) during his livestream. He invited me back for another discussion.

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Perspectives

Air India Flight 182 bombing (June 23, 1985)

On this day in 1985, Sikh extremists perpetrated the single greatest terrorist act in history when they placed a bomb on an Air India flight, killing 329.

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Perspectives

‘Peace in our time’, Afghan style?

Why military interventions are hard to evaluate, especially ones in really broken lands like Afghanistan.

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Bomb blast in Algeria (June 22, 1995)

On this day in 1995, the GIA set off a car bomb in the northeastern Algerian city of Constantine, wounding 16 including 5 children.