Dr. Adam Lankford is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at The University of Alabama and the author of Human Killing Machines: Systematic Indoctrination in Iran, Nazi Germany, Al Qaeda, and Abu Ghraib.

From 2003 to 2008, he helped coordinate Senior Executive Anti-Terrorism Forums for high-ranking foreign military and security personnel in conjunction with the U.S. State Department’s Anti-Terrorism Assistance program. During this period, ATA hosted delegations from India, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Malaysia, Uzbekistan, Colombia, Georgia, Armenia, Tunisia, and Morocco.

Dr. Lankford has written on a range of topics related to aggression, violence, counterterrorism, and international security. Visit his website at http://adamlankford.com

Blog Entries by Dr. Adam Lankford

How 30 Years of U.S. Mistakes Saved Ahmadinejad in Iran

2 Comments | Posted July 6, 2009 | 06:40 PM (EST)


It's one of those tragic ironies that is usually reserved for the theater.

Newly "re-elected" Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad owes his job, and perhaps his life, to the United States.

Yes, right about now, he should be putting the finishing touches on those thank you notes to Presidents...

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