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FBI foils a right-wing terror plot to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer

Canadian Intelligence Eh

English - October 09, 2020 19:00 - 14 minutes - 10.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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The FBI has charged 13 men accused of a violent plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, attack police, and start a U.S. civil war ahead of the November presidential election. Borealis talks with CHML's Bill Kelly about the FBI takedown of a right wing Michigan militia plot to kidnap and kill the state governor.

►Read more: 13 men charged in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer

About the host Phil Gurski:

Phil is the President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting Ltd. and Programme Director for the Security, Economics and Technology (SET) hub at the University of Ottawa’s Professional Development Institute (PDI). He worked as a senior strategic analyst at CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service) from 2001-2015, specializing in violent Islamist-inspired homegrown terrorism and radicalisation.

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