Episode 109 – How is the ‘war on terrorism’ going? What are we doing well? Not well?
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.
On October 12, 2002 two powerful bombs exploded outside two clubs on the Indonesian island of Bali killing 202 people
Terrorists like to portray themselves as masterminds of violence. Some are pretty dumb.
On October 11, 2009 15 people were killed and two seriously injured in an attack on a mosque in northern Burkina Faso.
On October 10, 2009 Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan terrorists attacked Pakistan’s military HQ in Islamabad killing 11 soldiers and civilians .
On October 9, 1995 an Amtrak train derailed near Palo Verde, Arizona in the southwest US, killing one and wounding 78.
Democracies must allow Islamist parties to run for office: anything short of this provides terrorist groups with free propaganda and potential recruits.
On October 8 of that year ETA killed Augusto Unceta Barrenechea, mayor of Guernica, and his two bodyguards.
On October 7, 2004 a remote-controlled car bomb targeting Sunni Muslims exploded in the Pakistani city of Multan, killing at least 40 people and wounding more than 100
Episode 108 – Phil Gurski has a fascinating discussion with Canadian Senator Vern White, former RCMP and Chief of Police in Durham and Ottawa