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FOUNDATIONS OF MODERN JIHAD

Biography
Dr. Sebastian Gorka is the Major General Matthew C. Horner Distinguished Chair of Military Theory at Marine
Corps University and chair of the Threat Knowledge Group. Specializing in irregular warfare and jihadi strategy, he
is a regular instructor for the U.S. Army Special Operations Command’s John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center
and School, the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division, and U.S. Special Operations Command. He served as an expe rt for
the Department of Justice during the Boston Marathon bombing trial.

Notes
1. It is fascinating to parallel this “inevitability of victory” theme
with Marxist totalitarianism, which also took as an article of faith the
fact that communism will win and destroy capitalism and democracy.
All that humans must do is choose whether they will join and build
the “Workers’ Paradise,” or end up on the “ash heap of History.”
2. In recent years, the phrase “intelligence preparation of the
battlefield” has fallen victim to political correctness within the Pentagon. Today it is most often replaced with the new official phrase:

“intelligence preparation of the environment,” lest someone have
the impression that we actually are at war.
Much the same thing happened when our information warfare
professionals at Fort Bragg were told that they no longer performed psychological operations against our enemies, but instead
were to execute military information support operations.
Welcome to the Alice in Wonderland world of euphemisms in
a time of war.

MR

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or those who found the above article insightful, Dr. Sebastian
Gorka of Marine Corps University discusses in much greater
detail the ideological and philosophical foundations of modern Islamic terrorism in DEFEATING JIHAD. His book provides
an in-depth study of the doctrine of the global jihadist movement
and outlines a strategic plan to defeat groups like al-Qaida and the
Islamic State.
For more information, see www.TheGorkaBriefing.com.

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