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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

John Ferris: The Authorized history of GCHQ

Why would the Brits ask a Canadian to write their official SIGINT history?

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Perspectives

January 20, 2011: Hijacking in Indian Ocean

On this day in 2011 Somali pirates seized a Mongolian-flagged bulk carrier off the coast of Oman, and its Vietnamese crew of 24 people.

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Books The Peaceable Kingdom

The Peaceable Kingdom? Book launch on Feb 25

I am very pleased to announce that the first of what may be several book launches of my forthcoming (6th) book on terrorism – The Peaceable Kingdom?: A History of Terrorism in Canada from Confederation to the Present – is scheduled for Feb 25 – join us!

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Quick Hits

Quick Hits 129 – Can we be more consistent in our use of language when talking about terrorism?

The Proud Boy who smashed a US Capitol window is a former Marine. How is that detail important?

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Perspectives

January 19, 2018: Shooting in southern Thailand

On this day in 2018 a 51 year-old woman whose husband was killed by terrorists three years earlier was also shot dead as she was going to work.

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Perspectives

January 18, 2018: Lone actor attack in West Bank

On January 18, 2018 a pregnant woman was moderately wounded by a terrorist in a stabbing attack near Jerusalem

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Perspectives

What should be the price of terrorism in Canada?

Countries treat first degree murder seriously, as they should: why doesn’t Canada when it comes to terrorism?

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The Peaceable Kingdom

The Peaceable Kingdom – Update #2

An update on my forthcoming book – a history of terrorism in Canada as seen through the eyes of CT practitioners: all edits done, headed off to a layout expert. Expecting publication in a few weeks. Stay tuned!

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Perspectives

January 17, 2016: Attack on refugees in Germany

On this day in 2016 a man wearing a swastika-emblazoned helmet and “Hitler moustache” attacked two Afghan refugees on a ski slope in Altenberg, Germany.

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Perspectives

January 16, 2007: Suicide bombing in Iraq

On this day in 2007 at least 70 people were killed at a largely Shiite university in northeastern Baghdad.