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Quick Hits 161 – Labelling opposition parties as terrorists is dirty politics

African governments say that opposition leaders are terrorists to prevent them from running for office.

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Quick Hits 160 – Why on earth would someone lie about being in a terrorist attack?

It is safe to say that most people would avoid being anywhere near a terrorist attack. Some, however, seem to have a fascination with these events to the point where they distort their own experiences. Borealis weighs in on this curious phenomenon. Read New York Times article Port Authority Bomber Is Sentenced to Life in […]

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Quick Hits 159 – What to do about Afghanistan?

What can we do – if anything – to get out of that nation and consider ourselves ‘safer’?

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Intelligence Veteran Reacts – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Trailer

Do the producers do any better this time?

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Why does Iron Man 3 put a Chinese guy in the terrorist role?

Intelligence Veteran Reviews – Iron Man 3 (2013)

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Quick Hits 158 – Are we losing our ability to label terrorism accurately?

Terrorism has been around for a long time but we have been especially captivated by it since 9/11.

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Are Tom Clancy-inspired terrorist games realistic?

How accurate is it to real counter terrorism ops?

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Intelligence Veteran Reacts – James Bond 007: No Time To Die Trailer 2 (2020)

Bond films are exciting, fast-paced and fun to watch. But how accurate are they and does it matter that they are not? Former CSIS intelligence analyst Phil Gurski gives his own review of this latest offering. The new James Bond film No Time to Die – is this what spies really do?

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Are there any “James Bond” roles in Canadian intelligence (minus the license to kill)?

Do Canadian spies use formidable gadgets like the ones provided by Quartermaster Q?

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Quick Hits 156 – Is Africa the new “Jihadist central”?

It is becoming clearer that Africa is supplanting the traditional Asia as the locus of jihadi terrorism.