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Sebastian Gorka

Dr. Sebastian L. v. Gorka is director of the National Security Fellows Program and Military Affairs Fellow with the Foundation for Defense of Democracy and a contributing Co-Editor of the 2001 book, Toward a Grand Strategy Against Terrorism.

He is the founding director of the Institute for Democracy and International Security and associate fellow of the Joint Special Operations University. An internationally recognized expert on matters of national security and democratic transition, he advises and briefs at the highest levels to NATO, SOUTHCOM and SOCOM.

Thomas Joscelyn

Thomas is a Senior Fellow and Executive Director of the Center for Law and Counterterrorism at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. He is a terrorism analyst and writer living in New York. Most of Thomas's research and writing has focused on how al Qaeda and its affiliates operate around the world. He is a regular contributor to the Weekly Standard and its online publications, the Daily Standard and Worldwide Standard. He is the Senior Editor of The Long War Journal. His work has also been published by National Review Online, the New York Post, and a variety of other publications.

Thomas is the author of Iran's Proxy War Against America, a short book published by the Claremont Institute that details Iran's decades-long sponsorship of America's terrorist enemies. In 2010, he published What President Obama Doesn't Know About Guantanamo. He makes regular appearances on radio programs around the country and has appeared on MSNBC.

Thomas served as the senior terrorism adviser for Mayor Giuliani's 2008 presidential campaign. In 2006 he was named one of the Claremont Institute's Lincoln Fellows. He holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago.

John Lenczowski

Dr. John Lenczowski is President of Institute of World Politics and Former Director of European and Soviet Affairs, National Security Council.

John Moore

Prof. John Moore is President Emeritus, Grove City College and Former Deputy Director, National Science Foundation.

Robert R. Reilly

Robert R. Reilly is an author and Former Director of Voice of America and a Former Senior Advisor for Information Strategy, Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Stephen Ulph

Stephen Ulph is a Senior Fellow with The Jamestown Foundation. One of the preeminent analysts of the Islamic world, Mr. Ulph specializes in the economic and political developments of the Middle East and North Africa. He is the founder and former editor of the Terrorism Security Monitor and former editor and analyst of Islamic Affairs for Jane's Information Group.

The Siege of Mecca and the Origins of Al-Qaeda

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Dr. Sebastian Gorka, assistant professor at the College of International Security Affairs, argues that the 1979 siege of Mecca and subsequent political events, led to the rise of al-Qaeda. Gorka argues that it wasn't the seizure of the mosque, but rather the Saudi government's response to the seizure, that led to Saudi Arabia becoming a hotbed of Islamic extremism.
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