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Why we categorize terrorism by race, religion, origin?

“Hi Phil, my question to you is why do we feel the need to categorize terrorists by race, religion, etc…”

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Perspectives

Today in Terrorism: 5 November 1605, Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot

More than four centuries ago, a bunch of English Catholics planted explosives in Parliament to kill King James I.

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Lunch and Learn: How worried should Canadians be about terrorism?

Mark your calendars! I will be speaking on December 3 at the University of Ottawa on the terrorist threat to Canada!

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Today in terrorism: October 5, 1974 Guildford pub bombings

On this day in 1974, bombs went off in two pubs popular with British army personnel in Guildford that was close to several military barracks.

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Are we Focusing on the Wrong ‘Brands’ of Terrorism?

Far right terrorism is our #1 threat! No, jihadi terrorism is! Which one is it? What do the numbers tell us?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Podcast 16 – A journalism grad looks back at how a 12 year old saw 9/11

So excited about this interview with my daughter Erin on what it was like to witness 9/11 as a 12 year old and what terrorism means to her now. Have a listen!

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Podcast 11 – Hindu terrorism

When we talk about terrorism we almost always focus on Islamist extremism. Are there other religions that use terrorism? Yes, there are!

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Thank God for incompetent terrorists

Yes, there are some very nasty terrorists who are very good at what they do, but there are also many who are only slightly above incompetent.

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What constitutes an attack as an ‘act of terrorism?’ | Your Morning

Phil Gurski, former CSIS analyst, discusses with Ben Mulroney about what is known of the suspect so far, and why this hasn’t been called an act of terrorism yet.

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What terrorism and Mark Twain have in common

I cannot count the number of times a news article or an op-ed piece has declared that a terrorist group is “on the run” or “dying” or “facing serious challenges”. These declarations are greatly exaggerated.