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January 25, 1993 | Shootings at CIA HQ

Security strikes many as onerous but it is in place for a reason: terrorists do plan and execute attacks.

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Nigeria’s terrorism challenge: It ain’t over yet!

Why the West African nation of Nigeria is faced with a serious terrorism problem that it seems unable to defeat.

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Canadian government does not get terrorism and taxpayers foot the bill

Everyone is presumed innocent until found guilty, even alleged terrorists or those caught up in a terrorist investigation, but do we have to pay for other nations’ mistakes?

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January 23, 2002 | Killing of Daniel Pearl

Journalism can be a dangerous business, especially for those who work where terrorism is a real risk, like Daniel Pearl.

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January 22, 2002 | Attack on US cultural centre in India

India may be in the news for Hindu terrorism these days but it has suffered from jihadi terrorism as well.

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January 21, 1985 | Bombing of world’s largest Buddhist temple in Indonesia

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.

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Right wing or jihadis: which poses the greater threat to Canada?

We really need to stop debating whether the far right or Islamist extremists are more dangerous: both need to be monitored.

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January 20, 1980 | Bombing in Basque territory

‘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).

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January 19, 2012 | Bombing of refugee camp in Somalia

On this day in 2012 a bomb blast killed two Somali policemen and four refugees close to a camp for displaced people in Mogadishu.

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Canadian involved in a plot to overthrow the US government?

There are all kinds of hate groups out there that advocate violence: how much of a threat do they really pose?