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 226 - We need to see the 1985 Air India terrorist attack as a Canadian act
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Phil Gurski
Canadians have alas been part of far too many terrorist attacks in recent history. The largest was a pair of bombs placed on two Air India flights which left Canada, one of which exploded off the coast of Ireland, killing 329 people. And yet that act, planned and perpetrated by Canadian Sikhs pissed off at India over their lack of openness to the creation of an independent Khalistan, is not recognised, or ever known, by most Canadians. Why is this so? Borealis talks with a Canadian journalist on the 39th anniversary of that heinous act.