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Sometimes it may make sense for some to turn to terrorism

Decades of frustrated desires for autonomy, if not outright independence, are readily understandable motivations for some to turn to terrorism.

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March 13, 2016: Gunmen target beach resort in Ivory Coast

On this day in 2016 at least 16 people were killed in a gun attack on a beach resort in southern Ivory Coast.

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Canada needs to act on Saudis’ targeting of dissidents

The release of a CIA report holding Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman responsible for the brutal death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 matters to Canadians, because the same sort of thing can happen here. We’ve already seen the evidence.

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February 10, 2011: Teenage suicide bomber attack in Pakistan

On this day in 2011 32 soldiers were killed and more than 40 injured in a suicide attack on a military base in the northwestern part of Pakistan

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February 5, 1992: Bombing in north western China

On this day in 1992 bombs placed on buses in Urumqi, the capital of the Uyghur Autonomous Region exploded, killing three and wounding 23.

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Terrorist listings in Canada – take two

Even if the terrorist listing process in Canada is still largely political that does not mean that it does not have its good uses

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How religious extremism begets religious extremism

It is time for the Modi government to disavow violent Hindu extremism in Assam and elsewhere as well as time for all nations to crack down on Islamist terrorism

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Quick Hits 130 – Why I do what I do

Why an old retired guy is dedicated to creating this material and for whom.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

John Ferris: The Authorized history of GCHQ

Why would the Brits ask a Canadian to write their official SIGINT history?

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Gulf State religious moderation falls by the wayside in Pakistan

Countries like Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar have so far turned a blind eye to mounting sectarian sentiment in Pakistan against Shiites and Ahmadis.