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Once a jihadi always a jihadi?

The only terrorist who cannot harm us is a dead one: derad programs are far from perfect

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October 1, 2005: Bombing at University of Oklahoma football game

On October 1, 2005 one person was killed in an explosion in a traffic circle about 100 yards from a packed football stadium at the University of Oklahoma

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September 30, 2008: Multiple bombs detonated in western India

On September 30 , 2008 three bombs exploded in the western Indian states of Gujarat and Maharashtra, killing ten and wounding 80

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September 28, 1973: Terrorists hijack train transporting immigrants in Austria

On September 28, 1973 terrorists from the Syrian-sponsored organization As Sa’iqa overtook a train carrying Soviet Jews immigrating to Israel

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September 29, 1970: Elderly man injured costly Uruguay bombing

On September 29, 1970 members of the Tupamaros National Liberation Movement bombed the Carrasco Bowling Club in Montevideo, Uruguay

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September 27, 2008: Car bomber strikes unknown target in Syria

On September 27, 2008 a car bomb on the outskirts of Syria’s capital Damascus killed at least 17 people.

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September 26, 1947: Killings in British mandate Palestine

On this day in 1947 the Israeli terrorist group Irgun killed four British policeman during a bank robbery.

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September 25, 2020: Jihadi stabs civilians in France

On September 25, 2020 two people were seriously wounded in a knife attack in central Paris near the former offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

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September 24, 2015: ISIS attacks Shia mosque in Yemen

On September 24, 2015 a bomb attack targeting Shia worshippers at a mosque in the Yemeni capital Sana’a killed at least 25 people and wounded dozens more.

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Is all not well with the ‘5 eyes’ intelligence alliance?

Are the recent concerns about the state of the ‘5 eyes’ intelligence alliance justified? Take a breath folks, nothing to see here.