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What exactly do you mean by terrorism?

When we cannot agree on what a word means, how can we deal with the consequences of its actions?

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Canada should bring the kids of ISIS terrorists home, but not their parents

Western nations should repatriate all the children of ISIS but not the parents who pose a threat and should pay for their crimes abroad.

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September 20, 2008: Marriott Hotel bombing in Islamabad, Pakistan

40 people were killed and another 250 injured when a truck bomb struck the Marriott Hotel in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad.

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Is the violent extremist issue bigger than a shoebox?

Assumptions that the violent extremist threat from individuals associated with RWE and other terrorist ideologies may be overstated.

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September 12, 1986: Bombing at Paris shopping mall

A little know Arab terrorist group engaged in a series of bombings against commercial establishments in Paris in 1985-86 to push for freeing prisoners.

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September 7, 1995: Car bomb explodes near Jewish school in Lyon, France

On this day in 1995, Algeria’s GIA terrorist group exploded a car bomb outside a Jewish school in Lyon, France, injuring 14

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August 20 2016: Child suicide bomber crashes Kurd wedding kills 57

They often say there is no honour among thieves: the same goes for terrorists. Terrorists have a lot of needs. OK, I suppose we all do, but terrorists’ needs are special. They cannot be terrorists without a few prime items, to include: A cause (usually political in nature); A group of people to educate, support […]

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August 18, 2017: Knifeman targets women in Turku knife terror attack

On this day in 2017, two were killed and six wounded by a Moroccan Islamist terrorist in the southwest Finnish city of Turku.

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Remember ISIS? Guess what: they still pose a threat here in Canada

It is rare for a terrorist group to entirely cease to exist. There have been several successful attacks over the past few years and there will be more.

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August 6, 2015: Mosque bombing in Saudi Arabia

On this day in 2015, ISIS claimed responsibility for a bombing at a mosque in southwest Saudi Arabia that killed 15 including security forces members.