On January 8, 1971 Uruguayan Marxist Tupamaros terrorists kidnaped the UK Ambassador in Montevideo and held him hostage for 8 months.
Author: Phil Gurski
Phil Gurski is the President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting Ltd. Phil is a 32-year veteran of CSE and CSIS and the author of six books on terrorism.
There are national security and public safety threats: terrorism is most usually one of the latter, not the former.
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Episode 120 – Counter terrorism at the ‘kinetic’ coalface
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Quick Hits 184 – A curious phenomenon has arisen of late: Westerners advocating that Canada and other nations bring back ISIS terrorists.
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