Securing America with Frank Gaffney Podcast

Adam Kredo, Clare Lopez, Jim Hanson, Diana West

With Adam Kredo, Clare Lopez, Jim Hanson, and Diana West. From the Washington Free Beacon, ADAM KREDO explains the series of unprecedented events that led to Hagel's nomination yesterday, and predicts what will happen when looming defense cuts descend at the end of the week. CLARE LOPEZ, senior fellow at radicalislam.org, wonders what is happening at Fordow nuclear plant in Iran, the site of a possible underground nuclear explosion,  and criticizes Secretary Kerry for openly talking of arming Syrian rebels of which at least 1/4 are Al Qaeda affilitates. JIM HANSON, from blackfive.net, expresses his fears about what Hagel's nomination will mean for US national security, explains President Karzai's edict expelling US forces from Wardak province in Afghanistan, and reports what sequestration cuts will mean for countless Army units. DIANA WEST, nationally syndicated columnist and author of the upcoming American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation's Character, criticizes the House and the Senate for "absolutely surrender[ing] their roles" as a check on the executive power, and explains how President Obama is effectively working off of a new constitution that doesn't recognize as equals the other two branches of government.

Claudia Rosett, Christian Whiton, Jon Iadonisi, Andy McCarthy

CLAUDIA ROSETT, journalist in residence for the Foundation for  Defense of Democracies, exposes the front company that the Iranian ambassador to the UN has been using to skirt US sanctions on 5th Avenue in New York City.

Principal at DC International Advisory LLC, CHRISTIAN WHITON reviews John Kerry's first tour up to this point, wondering why the administration is keeping our allies at arm's length while embracing our enemies, and emphasizes the need for an offensive cyber security campaign to address the growing Chinese threat. JON IADONISI, founder of the White Canvas Group and retired Navy SEAL, analyzes the Mandian report that confirms state-sponsored cyber-attacks from China, and advises both policy makers and citizens on what they can do to defend themselves from the cyber threat. On the twentieth anniversary of the first bombing of the World Trade Center, ANDY MCcCARTHY, the chief prosecutor for the case and author of Spring Fever: The Illusion of Islamic Democracy, discusses the state of America's War on Terror since the 1993 tragedy, observes that new Arab Spring democracies are voting to implement Shariah Law four to one, and wonders at John Brennan's inability to understand the ideology behind the jihadist threat.

Zuhdi Jasser, Robert Mazur, Jonathan Shanzer, Gordon Chang

President of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, ZUHDI JASSER, discusses how John Brennan has never acknowledged political Islam as a threat and reports on the situation on the ground in Egypt where some anti-Muslim Brotherhood groups perceive America as abandoning values of democracy. ROBERT MAZUR, author of The Infiltrator: My Secret Life Inside the Dirty Banks Behind Pablo Escobar's Medellin Cartel, reveals his experiences working undercover investigating Mexican drug cartel money laundering that led him to write his book. In The Infiltrator, he exposes the businessmen and bankers that clean and transfer billions of dollars worth of dirty money worldwide according to the will of drug-lords, terrorists, corrupt politicians and tax-cheaters. In this exclusive interview with Frank, Mazur talks about the need to identify the individuals in the banking community responsible for these crimes and prosecute them. Vice President of Research at Foundation for Defense of Democracies, JONATHAN SHANZER explains how US sanctions on Iran have been ineffective because the regime has  been creatively pushing its money through Europe instead. GORDON CHANG, from forbes.com, emphasizes the severity of Chinese cyber-warfare, citing Chinese military attacks on the New York Times, and explains that Obama administration's efforts to cooperate are ineffective because the Chinese perceive them as weakness.

Fred Grandy, Yoram Ettinger, Fred Fleitz, Bill Gertz

With Fred Grandy, Yoram Ettinger, Fred Fleitz, Bill Gertz. FRED GRANDY, former Congressman from Iowa, predicts that unless a shocking revelation about Hagel's political or personal life comes to light within the next few days, Chuck Hagel will be confirmed as the new Secretary of Defense. Shortly before Obama's trip to Israel, YORAM ETTINGER of the Ariel Center offers his hopes that this time Obama will not mistakenly equate a solution to the Israel-Palestine dispute with a solution for peace throughout the entire region. FRED FLEITZ of lignet.com offers the breaking news that Iran may have enough enriched uranium for up to eight nuclear bombs. BILL GERTZ of the Washington Times talks with Frank about Obama's soon-to-be-announced push for unilateral disarmament of the United States' nuclear force by up to a third--even as Russia and China both increase their own stockpiles.

Mark Schneider, Bill Siegel, Diana West, Andy McCarthy

MARK SCNEIDER, a senior analyst with the National Institute for Public Policy, compares what Russia's modernized and America-proofed missile defense system will look like int 2020 to America's own nuclear deterrent.

The author of The Control Factor: Our Struggle to See the True Threat, BILL SIEGEL, explains the mental gap that keeps America from completely understanding, and thus, being able to defend ourselves, from our real Islamist enemy.

DIANA WEST, syndicated columnist and author of American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character, exposes how money from jihad-supporting governments is being used to turn the public-opinion tide in American communities, and raises a few vital questions that CIA Director nominee John Brennan should be asked concerning his Saudi ties.

From the National Review Online, ANDY McCARTHY wonders what will happen to the CIA under the leadership of John Brennan, and explains why a progressive, ideological foreign policy can not work in a world where your enemies will act to further their own interests.

Matthew Continetti, Caroline Glick, Christian Adams, Rowan Scarborough

MATTHEW CONTINETTI, editor in chief of the Washington Free Beacon, exposes Chuck Hagel's many deficiencies that should prevent him from becoming the next Secretary of Defense, and is skeptical of the media's malfeasance in not exposing said deficiencies to the public. From the Jerusalem Post, CAROLINE GLICK, predicts that Obama's agenda for his upcoming trip to Israel will be to attempt to push an agreement between the PLO and Israel, but Obama doesn't realize that there is no Palestinian leadership that will cut a deal with Israel at this point. CHRISTIAN ADAMS, from the Election Law Center and author of Injustice: Exposing the Racial Agenda of the Obama Justice Department, exposes the plebiscite campaign that would deny any non-native Chamorros in Guam the right to vote in elections, putting at risk this highly strategic American outpost in the Pacific. ROWAN SCARBOROUGH, a reporter from The Washington Times, speculates on how the Pentagon will cut $46 billion from their budget, and explains how Hagel's nomination has survived to this point considering the plethora of discrediting information that has been discovered about him.

General Jack Keane (Ret.), Michael Davidson, Reggie Littlejohn, and Gordon Chang

With General Jack Keane (Ret.), Michael Davidson, Reggie Littlejohn, and Gordon Chang Remember Afghanistan? What will become of U.S. investment in its stability?  Retired Four Star General JACK KEANE describes the consequences of our flawed policy in Afghanistan in stark terms. Former CIA Clandestine Services officer MICHAEL DAVIDSON gives his take on the snubbing of new Secretary of State John Kerry by his Russian counterpart, arguing that Putin and his fellow-KGB alums are purposely making a show of their displeasure with the United States. What can we believe about human right's news on China's one child policy?  REGGIE LITTLEJOHN of Women's Rights Without Frontiers deciphers the reporting from the reality. GORDON CHANG of forbes.com predicts that despite the lack of demographics sense China's One Child Policy makes, the regime will keep it in order to maintain control. Based on China's growing aggressiveness, Chang also believes that once sequestration goes into effect, shortly after it will be reversed for the Pentagon in order to meet its military needs in East Asia.

Fred Grandy, Rep. Mike Turner, James Woolsey, Bill Gertz

With Fred Grandy, Rep. Mike Turner, James Woolsey, Bill Gertz. FRED GRANDY of the Center for Security Policy reflects on yesterday's Senate filibuster of Chuck Hagel, and gives his reasoning for why Hagel is likely to be confirmed in the end--even despite the video from Rutgers that has just come to light. Congressman MIKE TURNER of Ohio discusses the ever-looming threat of sequestration, as well as the State of the Union Address, which Turner says would have included talk of a scaling-back of our nuclear force, if not for the North Korean nuclear test that had just occurred. Former CIA Director JAMES WOOLSEY points out that one of the major problems with the Obama administration's approach to foreign policy and national security is refusing to accept the idea that religion can promote violence. Washington Times reporter BILL GERTZ discusses President Obama's new cybersecurity executive order, and expresses his relief that the administration has finally realized that the United States is basically fighting a low level, covert war, even though the order itself is unlikely to prove much of a help.

Fred Fleitz, Reza Khalili, Riki Ellison, Dan Goure

With Fred Fleitz, Reza Khalili, Riki Ellison, and Dan Goure. FRED FLEITZ of Lignet.com, discusses the newly-surfaced Chuck Hagel speech in which he is said to have claimed that the "State Department is controlled by the Israelis." REZA KHALILI, a former CIA agent in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, talks about the relationship between Iran and North Korea, and how they are working together on nuclear technology. RIKI ELLISON, founder of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance, explains the implications of the successful "launch on remote" targeting of a missile using Space Tracking Surveillance System-Demonstrators (STSS-D) satellites. DAN GOURE, vice president of the Lexington Institute, discusses the way in which various government agencies are accepting the inevitable and finally beginning to prepare for sequestration.

Diana West, Steven Bucci, Patrick Christy, Jim Hanson

With Diana West, Steven Bucci, Patrick Christy, and Jim Hanson. DIANA WEST, author of the upcoming American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character, analyzes what President Obama's State of the Union yesterday means for America's future, and exposes a sparsely discussed, but crucial detail concerning  President Obama on the night of the Benghazi attack. From the Heritage Foundation, STEVEN BUCCI reveals how President Obama's "light footprint" for military affairs would be hollowed out by sequestration, and explains President Obama's executive order on on cyber security. PATRICK CHRISTY, a senior analyst from the Foreign Policy Initiative, stresses the importance of Turkey to America's interest in the Middle East, encouraging the current administration to try to ensure that Turkey turns to the West over other allies in the region. JIM HANSON, from blackfive.net, reflects on the tragic irony of former SEAL Chris Kyle's death, pays respects to Staff Sergeant Romesha for his courage that led to him receiving the Medal of Honor, and weighs in on Obama's policy of blowing terrorists to "their atomic bits" instead of capturing them for questioning.