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Bomb attack in Angola (July 15, 1984)

On this day in 1984, former Angolan independence war partner UNITA bombed an oil pipeline killing 22 people as part of the Angolan civil war.

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The French Revolution and the ‘War on Terrorism’ – The jury is still out

Looking at the ‘War on Terror’ through the lens of the French Revolution.

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The need to do a much better job of removing those who do not belong in Canada

The auditor general found despite a recent increase in removals, about 50,000 enforceable cases piled up in the CBSA’s inventory during the time of her audit.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Lorenzo Vidino on how worried we should be about the Muslim Brotherhood

Former CSIS Analyst Phil Gurksi interviews Lorenzo Vidino, specialist on the Muslim Brotherhood in the West about how worried we should be about the MB.

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Indonesian police shoot dead three suspected militants (July 14, 2018)

On this day in 2018, Indonesian counter terrorism police foiled a plot by JAD Islamist terrorists in the Java city of Yogyakarta.

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Can someone be charged with ‘advocating genocide’?

I think we all agree that the worst crime humans can commit is to try to, or succeed in, killing whole races.

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More questions than answers on the Rideau Hall ‘incident’

Former CSIS analyst explain why, when we have so little to go on, it is best to refrain from pronouncing judgment on a violent incident.

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Bombing in Belfast (July 13, 2018)

The home of alleged former IRA member and Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams in Belfast was bombed by the New IRA in July 2018: Adams’ grandchildren narrowly escaped injury.

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Al Shabaab bombings in Uganda (July 12, 2010)

Al Shabaab killed 74 Ugandans gathered to watch the 2010 World Cup to put pressure on that nation to withdraw its forces serving with AMISOM in Somalia.

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Train bombings in India (July 11, 2006)

The Indian Mujahideen were believed responsible for 7 near simultaneous pressure cooker bombs on commuter trains in Mumbai which killed nearly 200 people.