He holds advanced degrees from Georgetown University, the National Defense Intelligence College and the National War College.

BBC: Gen John R. Allen

S.S. from the National Defense University National War College.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

According to reporting by the Washington Times' National Security Correspondent, Bill Gertz, the sacking of Major Coughlin was precipitated by a sharp disagreement with Mr. Islam over ISNA. The former had made a serious study of this and other Islamist organizations as part of a 333-page thesis entitled To Our Great Detriment: Ignoring What Extremists Say About Jihad prepared for, and recently accepted by, the National Defense Intelligence College.

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