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Does ‘terrorism’ mean too much to too many?

We must get better at when to use the word terrorism to describe acts of violence: in a world rife with too much terrorism, why would we want to make more?

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April 22, 2018: ISIS beheads brothers in Afghanistan

On April 22, 2018 Islamic State in Khorasan beheaded three brothers in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province.

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Quick Hits

So long and thanks for all the fish

Quick Hits 189 – This is the last podcast… for now.

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March 5, 2012: ISI massacres police officers in Iraq

On March 5, 2012 20 police officers in western Iraq were killed by dozens of ISI gunmen masquerading as black-clad SWAT teams

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Why ‘follow the money’ applies to terrorism too

Episode 129 – Phil talks with one of Canada’s leading money laundering/terrorist financing gurus Kim Manchester

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It turns out Canada cannot prosecute returning foreign fighters

Quick Hits 179 – Canadian woman freed from ISIS detention camp reunites with daughter in Canada

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Former FBI Brig Barker – Counter terrorism at the coalface

Episode 114 – Borealis talks with veteran FBI agent Brig Barker about his years helping to prevent terrorist attacks.

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What is working on counter terrorism really like?

Quick Hits 177 – A former insider’s perspective on how counter-terrorism actually works

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Has Africa become the ‘Dark Continent’ for terrorism?

Africa will most likely continue to be a hot bed of terrorism for many years to come with little hope of a resolution to this threat

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Top 10 dumbest terrorists of all time

Terrorists like to portray themselves as masterminds of violence. Some are pretty dumb.