You pretty much have to be an IBA/Pamela Geller/Jihad Watch/Vlad Tepes/Gates of Vienna junkie to know who Walid Phares.
But suffice it to say, this is a good choice.
From CNN:
Trump's team of foreign policy advisers, led by Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, consists of counter-terrorism expert Walid Phares, energy consultant George Papadopoulos, former Defense Department inspector general Joe Schmitz, managing partner of Global Energy Capital Carter Page and former Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg. Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks confirmed the names to CNN.
"And I have quite a few more," Trump told the Post's editorial board, without offering details. "But that's a group of some of the people that we are dealing with. We have many other people in different aspects of what we do. But that's pretty representative group."
Here's an important book from Walid Phares:
Future Jihad: Terrorist Strategies Against America
Here's a speech from Walid Phares given for the Center for Security Policy:
Mitt Romney had Walid Phares on his Advisory Team. For this he was roundly attacked by CAIR and Hizbollah:
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Walid Phares: Barack Obama has essentially given half of the Middle East to Iran and half to the Muslim Brotherhood Lebanese-American Christian and Middle East terrorism expert, Walid Phares, who has worked with both the Defense and State Departments,...
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Walid Phares: Hezbollah is the 'A' team. Indeed, Iran's Khomeinists began their war on the U.S. and other democracies years before Osama bin Laden began his jihad....
- Phares Endorses Romney, Stresses Preparedness
Walid Phares has endorsed Mitt Romney for president in a powerful statement released today on his blog and in Human Events. Phares has been quite proactive in this campaign, sending emails and copies of his books to the candidates of both parties. This...
- Phares Speaks Out On Dod Firing Of Coughlin
If you haven't visited Walid Phares' site recently, take a few minutes to listen to his interview on the Right Balance radio show in which he discusses the connection between the firing of jihadism expert Major Steve Coughlin and the influence...