Journalism can be a dangerous business, especially for those who work where terrorism is a real risk, like Daniel Pearl.
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QUICK HITS 14 – Al Shabaab and Iran
Reports that the Somali terrorist group Al Shabaab may be in a ‘tactical alliance’ with Iran are an extraordinary claim and such require extraordinary evidence.
India may be in the news for Hindu terrorism these days but it has suffered from jihadi terrorism as well.
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QUICK HITS 13 – Regime Changes
There are lots of regimes that are odious and which we would we better off without. But if we act to overthrow them are we ready to deal with the consequences?
On this day in 1985, Islamist terrorists placed 11 bombs on the 8th century Borobudur Buddhist temple in Central Java, the oldest structure in the world.
We really need to stop debating whether the far right or Islamist extremists are more dangerous: both need to be monitored.
‘He who lives by the sword dies by the sword’: this applies to terrorists too (and civilians in the wrong place at the wrong time).
On this day in 2012 a bomb blast killed two Somali policemen and four refugees close to a camp for displaced people in Mogadishu.
There are all kinds of hate groups out there that advocate violence: how much of a threat do they really pose?
On this day in 2016, four worshipers were killed in a suicide bombing at a mosque, five days after a similar attack left 12 people dead.