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How could things have gone so badly wrong? Writing with customary calmness and clarity, and drawing on unrivaled experience as a reporter in the region, Cockburn analyzes the unfolding of one of the West's greatest foreign policy debacles and the rise of the new jihadis.

Ex-British Army Soldier, John Carney, ran a close protection operation in Iraq for oil executives when he was asked by the family of a young Dutch woman to extract her from the collapsing Islamic State in Syria. Hearing first-hand of the shocking living hell of tricked naive young girls, many from the West, trapped, sexually abused and enslaved by ISIS, he knew only one thing - he had to get them out. Armed with AK-47s and 9mm Glocks, he launched a daring, dangerous and deadly operation to free as many as he could.

The Jihadi Next Door provides unprecedented information that can be used to actually combat terrorism. By laying bare the tactics used by ISIS to deceive and exploit new recruits and exposing the veneer these extremists operate under, Dr. Mehlman-Orozco hopes to empower listeners with the knowledge needed to prevent future recruitment and thereby preventing acts of terrorism.

"In Brussels, a Jihadi Mentor Taught 'Gangster Islam' to the Young and Angry" is from the April 11, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Andrew Higgins and Kimiko de Freytas Tamura and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Family Sees a TV Talent Scout Where the Israeli Authorities See a Jihadi Spy" is from the March 24, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Isabel Kershner and Majd Al Waheidi and narrated by Kristi Burns.