In this powerful and eye-opening STARRS Town Hall, guest speaker John Guandolo (USNA ’89 grad, former Marine officer and FBI Special Agent) outlined his path from FBI counterterrorism work to training government and local entities on the “Red-Green Axis” — the collaboration between Islamist and Marxist movements. These movements have a common enemy: America and the US Constitution.
He talked about how the U.S. is engaged in a non-kinetic war primarily in the information and counterintelligence space. He explained how Islamist and communist networks operate together at the local level across the country and view themselves in late-stage victory.
John discussed how Sharia is the doctrinal basis for jihad and governance in normative Islam, is taught consistently to Muslim youth, and that Western leaders mischaracterize Islam due to influence operations and deceptive language use.
He says U.S. policy fixates on “violent extremism” (a term he argues has no legal meaning) rather than legally defined enemies (e.g., jihadis, communists), which blinds institutions to the true threat and leads to strategic failure.
John said Islamic Sharia-based movements seek to replace the US Constitution, so anyone who swore an oath to the Constitution has a duty to defend it against such efforts–foreign and domestic.
For more information about John as a speaker and the training he offers, go to JohnGuandolo.com. Here is his Biography Sheet (pdf). Follow him on X @JGuandolo54271
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Resources John mentioned:
Two books about Islam he talked about:
- “What Islam is All About” (textbook for Muslim schools in US)
- “Reliance of the Traveller: Classic Manual of Islamic Sacred Law” is THE authoritative book Muslims use for Sharia Law. It’s not available on Amazon, but in its place, here is “Sharia Law for Non-Muslims” by political Islam expert Bill Warner. See also his website, PoliticalIslam.com. Or you can also read John Guandolo’s book, Islam’s Deception: The Truth About Sharia
- A good book those new to the topic: The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam by Robert Spencer. Also pick up The Politically Incorrect Guide to Communism by Paul Kengor
Scroll down on the home page of JohnGuandolo.com to see Reports and Jihadi Movement Resources
- REPORT: The Left’s Strategy and Tactics To Transform America
- REPORT: A Strategic Overview of the Threat, the CVE, and Strategic Incomprehension in the War on Terror
- and many other useful reports and information about the Red-Green Axis
About John Guandolo:
John Guandolo is a 1989 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He served as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps in combat operations in infantry and reconnaissance units, and served for nearly 13 years in the FBI where he developed the first counterterrorism programs (2006) identifying the significant jihadi networks and how to deal with them. John was the first individual, along with Stephen Coughlin working in the Joint Staff, to brief about the Islamic threat inside the government to high level officials.
John was recruited out of the FBI by the Department of Defense in 2008 to conduct strategic analysis on the communist and jihadi movements inside the United States and beyond. He has worked with senior U.S. government officials and agencies and foreign governments, but spends most of his time training citizens, local leaders and police on how to fortify their communities.
John is the author of two books: “Raising a Jihadi Generation: Understanding the Muslim Brotherhood Movement in America” and “Islam’s Deception: The Truth About Sharia” in addition to other reports found on his website, JohnGuandolo.com. He is one of the authors of the book, Shariah: The Threat To America: An Exercise In Competitive Analysis (Report of Team B II).
He’s been a guest on many media shows, including Securing America with Frank Gaffney, Going Rogue with Lara Logan and Bannon War Room. Follow him on X @JGuandolo54271
John Guandolo Biography Sheet (pdf)
John was on Bannon’s War Room earlier this week:
Here is his interview with Lara Logan:
He was also interviewed on the Truth & Liberty Show:
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