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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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A Belgian citizen’s view on terrorism

Episode 90 – How does someone who does not work in counter terrorism view large-scale attacks?

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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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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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Chat with Destiny: Surveillance, Trump’s role vs the DC Mayor, Entrapment and wild stories

Bonus episode – My 4th discussion with popular Youtube personality Destiny about all things terrorism and national security.

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Quick Hits 157 – Language matter when talking about terrorism!

Necessary coinage or political correctness?

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Al Treddenick – Is Saudi Arabia sending hit squads to Canada?

Episode 88 – Phil Gurski talks with Al Treddenick, former senior CSIS officer who was stationed at the Canadian embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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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.

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Quick Hits 155 – Are “experts” as good as they say they are?

Everywhere you turn you come across an ‘expert’.

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Chris Lewis: From cop to commentator

Episode 87 – Phil Gurski talks with former OPP commissioner Chris Lewis about his career and about ‘experts’ in the media.