Episode 247 – Is it time to yet to celebrate a new beginning in Syria? Any time a brutal dictator is ousted is a good day for the world as there are far too many still in power in the world. The Assads, father and son, were particularly inhumane, using, among other tools, chemical weapons […]
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Episode 253 – The West needs to stand up more to autocracy The world is in a terrible mess right now. Autocracies like Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, Venezuela and others are running roughshod over human rights and international norms. All this has huge implications for national – and international – security. The democracies on […]
Episode 246 – The gun that killed Thomas Darcy McGee, father of Canadian Confederation There are undoubtedly many artifacts of historical importance that have gone missing, and the discovery of such is a meaningful event. The fact that the gun believed to have killed a leading Canadian politician shortly after the country’s independence went missing […]
Episode 245 – Is jihad hip and cool? If there is one thing that is consistent it is the tendency of youth to piss off their parents. They engage in activities that make the older generation pull their hair out. Do young people join terrorist groups for similar reasons? Is the Internet a game-changer? Borealis […]
Episode 244 – When French Canadian separatists terrorised Quebec We in Canada brag about being the ‘peaceable kingdom’ (as it turns out the title of my latest book on terrorism!). But not that long ago, a group of Quebecers, seeking independence for the province from Canada, engaged in a bombing campaign for years that culminated […]
Episode 243 – From the European frying pan into the Russian fire in Africa That European nations did awful things in Africa in the 19th and 20th centuries is indisputable (that they did some good things too seems to be overlooked). As a consequence, many nations want nothing to do with these countries now. Oddly, […]
Episode 252 – Why are we so afraid to call things what they are? It does not take much these days to be called a ‘racist’ or a ‘misogynist’ or an ‘Islamophobe’. Just question accepted woke views on any matter and you are immediately labeled an enemy of progress. As a consequence, some, including perhaps […]
Episode 242 – The Battle of Britain and Canadian airmen’s role in it If there is a battle which is iconic in world history it is the Battle of Britain. In the summer of 1940 the German Luftwaffe tried to destroy Britain’s air force in the lead-up to an invasion of England. The dogfights and […]
Season 2 Episode 9 This week the guys welcome a guest, Tim O’Neil, former RCMP and CSIS, to talk about the evidence/intelligence conundrum, the need to share info, and how to bring the private sector into the conversation. Oh, and a lot of chat about exposing ourselves…
Israel’s elimination of Hassan Nasrallah, the head of the Lebanese Shia terrorist group Hizballah, is a huge blow to the organisation but is it fatal?