I know that it has been a while since I posted, I will hopefully get a post out later today summarizing what I have been up too. In the meantime, as a prelude to a terror update that I hope to get out tomorrow, I wanted to get a podcast in front of you that is truly excellent. This weeks Generation Jihad Podcast: Ep. 17 – The CIA in Libya is a fantastic telling of the fight in Libya from the perspective of a CIA analyst.
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You can follow the above link to the podcast or you can subscribe to Generation Jihad at: Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube
The Generation Jihad podcast describes itself:
The war against Islamic Jihadism is defining generations. It was our father’s war, it’s our war, and will most likely be our children’s war. The FDD’ s Long War Journal team has been researching and reporting for over two decades on the jihadists fueling this terror. “Generation Jihad” features LWJ Editors Bill Roggio and Thomas Joscelyn as they diagnose the black and white motivations behind the world’s most notorious terrorists, report on their expanding malign activities, and offer their prescriptions for confronting the multi-generational menace that is Islamic Jihadism.
Here is a quick description of the podcast:
Former CIA Officer Sarah Carlson joins the podcast to discuss her new book, In The Dark of War. Sarah discusses her career as a counterterrorism analyst, the jihadist scene in Libya and the U.S. evacuation from Tripoli in 2014.
CIA analyst Sarah Carlson’s bio:
Sarah M. Carlson served as a Targeting Analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency’s Counterterrorism Center. She specialized in threats and attacks plans directed against the U.S. and Europe and completed multiple rotations with the Directorate of Operations. Prior to that, she served as a Counterterrorism Analyst at the Defense Intelligence Agency in the Homeland Defense Division and Iraq Branch. She also completed rotations to the National Counterterrorism Center and U.S. Northern Command while with DIA. Her counterterrorism career, which spanned more than a decade, focused on groups operating in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia.
Since leaving the CIA, Sarah has continued in public service as an emergency operations manager in the Pacific Northwest, where she specializes in all-hazards preparation and disaster response.
And the link to her book, The Dark of War, which is described on Amazon as:
A CIA officer’s inside account of how Libya’s descent into rampant violence precipitated the harrowing overland evacuation of the entire U.S. Mission from Tripoli after being trapped in the city for weeks.
Most of the world is aware of the tragic events surrounding the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans. Most are also aware of the resulting political controversy in Washington. But few know what happened next in Libya. While said controversy in Washington subsided, the volatility in Libya escalated—threatening the brave men and women who remained behind to continue the U.S. mission.
In this dramatic retelling of dangerous attacks threatening the U.S. mission Tripoli, Libya—less than two years after Benghazi—American valor and courage prevailed. The U.S. personnel and intrepid operators stood fast as militias clashed, suicide bomb attacked, and numerous threats and kidnappings closed in on their location. In the midst of it all, the intelligence and determination of one woman with unwavering faith played a pivotal role in saving them all…
Why is this important to you? If you are interested in the fight against terror or just want to listen to an awesome account of the previous and on-going problems in Libya this is a must listen.
Click on the link to give it a listen.