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Why we categorize terrorism by race, religion, origin?

“Hi Phil, my question to you is why do we feel the need to categorize terrorists by race, religion, etc…”

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Today in Terrorism: 10 November 2011 Ernesto Menendez Salinas assassination

Was an ‘ecoterrorist’ attack in Mexico eight years ago a harbinger of things to come?

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Phil in the media

The Ryan Jespersen Show – Violence justified by faith

Listen to my interview on The Ryan Jespersen Show yesterday morning for a discussion on how extremists justify violence through faith.

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Today in Terrorism: 9 November 2015 Cameroon, 2018 Melbourne

Knife and bomb attacks carried out by lone terrorists in Australia and Cameroon show terrorism can occur at the hands of an individual.

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Today in Terrorism: 8 November 2003, Bombings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

On this day in 2003, a Saudi Arabia compound was hit by multiple bombs attributed to Al Qaeda.

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Today in Terrorism: 7 November 2016, Football crowd attack in South Sudan

On this day on 2016, an unidentified gunman killed 11 watching football game: possibly tied to Sudanese power struggle.

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Today in Terrorism: 6 November 2008, North Ossetia suicide minibus bombing

On this day in 2008, an apparent female bomber killed 11 during suicide attack on minibus near central market in capital of North Ossetia.

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Today in Terrorism: 5 November 1605, Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot

More than four centuries ago, a bunch of English Catholics planted explosives in Parliament to kill King James I.

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Is all fair in love and counterterrorism?

How far do we expect or allow national security agencies to go in stopping violent extremism?

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Préparatifs pour un retour des présumés djihadistes canadiens détenus en Syrie

Quelles sont les responsabilités du Canada envers ses ressortissants ? Doit-on traiter les enfants différemment des adultes ? Les retournants posent-ils un risque pour la sécurité nationale ? La Presse s’est entretenue avec Phil Gurski, ancien analyste pour le Service canadien du renseignement de sécurité.