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Terrorism Expert Delivers Lecture at Mississippi College


Rising terrorist threats posed in the Middle East, Europe and elsewhere by such groups as ISIL are spreading fear across the globe.

A Mississippi College audience on April 14 will have the opportunity to hear from one of the leading authorities on the topic as the death toll from terrorism mounts.

 A retired U.S. Army military intelligence officer, Patrick McGlynn will be the guest speaker at a lecture titled “Terrorism and Counterterrorism in Our World.”

 His 6 p.m. lecture that Tuesday evening in Anderson Hall on the Clinton campus is open to the MC community and the public. A number of area law enforcement officials are expected to attend. The event is free.

McGlynn brings over 26 years of active and reserve military service, including assignments with the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, tours in Afghanistan, Iraq and other Middle East locations.

“Pat McGlynn has honed his skills and knowledge of terror tactics through first hand involvement in counterterror operations in Southwest Asia,” says Mississippi College professor Godfrey Garner. “He is recognized as one of the foremost authorities on the subject and remains in constant demand as a trainer and lecturer on counterterror tactics.”

The Mississippi College Administration of Justice/Homeland Security Department is sponsoring McGlynn’s lecture.

During his career, McGlynn wrote intelligence reports addressing terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and information operations.

Retired from the U.S. Army Reserve in 2007, McGlynn recently completed a 14-month deployment to Afghanistan as a contractor. He earned a master’s degree from Georgia Southern University in adult education and industrial technology.

His presentation is timely as the United States in late March began conducting airstrikes around Tikrit, part of an offensive to root out Islamic State militants after weeks of fighting.

Meanwhile, the instructional focus in the Homeland Security degree at Mississippi College and other schools nationwide, Garner noted, puts an increased emphasis on ways to combat terrorism.