Major Stephen Coughlin (Ret.), a man known as the Pentagon's leading scholar on Islamic Law as it relates to national security, sits down with Ben Weingarten of TheBlaze Books to discuss his forthcoming title, "Catastrophic Failure: Blindfolding America in the Face of Jihad." During the interview Stephen and Ben discuss the enemies' threat doctrine and its basis in Islamic law, the plan for civilizational jihad in the West and how well it is currently being executed, the sinister elements and disastrous policy of "countering violent extremism" (CVE), the compromised state of America's national security establishment all the way to its highest levels, the damage of politically correct narratives to our ability to defend the country and related impact of the Muslim Brotherhood on America's national psyche, Iran and much much more.

Why We Are Losing to Jihadists: In-Depth With The Pentagon's Leading Expert on Islamic Law/NatSec

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