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Family burned alive for trying to flee ISIS held territory (July 24, 2016)

On this day in 2016, ISIS burned alive a family, including a 2-year old child, for trying to escape from the so-called Caliphate outside of Kirkuk.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Talking terrorism with veteran US observer and practitioner Brian Jenkins

Borealis has a lengthy exchange with Rand Corporation’s Brian Jenkins, a true pioneer in the study of violent extremism.

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Taliban killing of church workers (July 19, 2007)

On this day in 2007, the Taliban kidnapped 23 South Korean evangelical Christians in 2007, killing two before releasing the rest in a $20 ransom deal with Seoul.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Lorenzo Vidino on how worried we should be about the Muslim Brotherhood

Former CSIS Analyst Phil Gurksi interviews Lorenzo Vidino, specialist on the Muslim Brotherhood in the West about how worried we should be about the MB.

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Can someone be charged with ‘advocating genocide’?

I think we all agree that the worst crime humans can commit is to try to, or succeed in, killing whole races.

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Suicide bombing at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria (July 8, 2016)

On this day in 2016, Boko Haram terrorists pretending to be mosque attendees detonated suicide vests in Nigeria, killing nine and wounding dozens.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Podcast 49 – Terrorism, Iran and Foreign Policy: A discussion with Atheist Republic

Armin Navabi from Atheist Republic interviews CSIS analyst Phil Gurski on what is happening in Iran and how worried should we be about that nation.

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Terrorism is becoming complicated… again!

When you hear someone say that terrorism has ‘changed’ and that we have to change with it be skeptical. Nothing really has changed over 150 years with the sole exception of technology.

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Terrorism, Iran and Foreign Policy: A Discussion With Phil Gurski (Specialist in Terrorism)

Armin Navabi from Atheist Republic interviews Phil Gurski. Phil is a specialist in terrorism, the author of ‘When Religion Kills’ and many other books. Don’t miss this!

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Podcast 46 – An Intelligent Look at Terrorism in Africa

In this episode, Phil looks at terrorism in Africa: who is who, what they have been up to and what the future prospects are.