Canadian Intelligence Eh
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.
Canadian Intelligence Eh
Episode 255 - Quick Hits Episode Is an act of violence terrorism if there is no underlying coherent ideology?
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Phil Gurski
Another mass gathering, another vehicular attack, this time in Magdeburg, Germany. This is a trend, especially amongst Islamist jihadis (Nice, Barcelona, London, Berlin...) in recent years. This case is different, though, as the alleged motive of the alleged attacker seems, at first blush, to have a dog's breakfast of 'causes' (anti-Islamic, despite being a Saudi (ex)-Muslim, a critic of the 'Islamicisation of Germany, praise for the far right...). What do we make of cases like this and do we apply the 'terrorism' label to it?