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Everywhere you look these days terrorism and violent extremism dominate the headlines. Whether you follow what is happening in Afghanistan or Iraq, or in the West writ large, we are inundated with news of attacks by groups and individuals fighting for a 'cause'.In a world of multiple voices and opinions it can be very hard to know where to turn. One choice is to look to those who actually worked in counterterrorism in the national security world. In these half-hour podcasts 30-year Canadian intelligence veteran Phil Gurski is joined by a fascinating array of individuals with something meaningful to say about these issues as they provide insight into what they mean and what we need to do about them.
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Episode 229 - Is ISIS the new 'role model' for Islamist terrorism?
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Phil Gurski
ISIS established a new low for terrorist violence in the middle 2010s: mass rapes, sex slaves, throwing people off buildings, drowning people in cages, etc. These tactics even attracted criticism from other terrorist groups such as Al Qaeda. What then does the discovery of an ISIS flag on a Hamas terrorist on a kibbutz in southern Israel suggest? Do some see ISIS as a standard to emulate?