Securing America with Frank Gaffney Podcast

Clare Lopez, Roger Noriega, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, Gordon Chang

CLARE LOPEZ, former CIA officer and Senior Fellow at the Center for Security Policy, walks us through the traps of realistic contingencies in Syria. ROGER NORIEGA of InterAmerican Security Watch warns that the new president of Mexico is making a “short term pact with the devil” that allows narco-traffickers to continue their work in exchange for a decrease in violence. Chairman of the US House Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs DANA ROHRABACHER makes the case for why the US should stay out of the conflict in Syria, arguing that there is no side that the US could support that would not turn against it in the long run. GORDON CHANG, writer at Forbes.com, reports on the breaking story that North Korea is essentially creating a hostage situation by refusing to allow some South Korean citizens to leave the demilitarized zone between the two countries—a move that Chang believes points to North Korean threats being more than mere rhetoric.

Louie Gohment, Adam Kredo, Kevin Freeman, Bill Gertz

United States Congressman LOUIE GOHMERT of Texas discusses the Boston bombing and the decision of when to Mirandize the surviving suspect. ADAM KREDO of the Washington Free Beacon looks at the DHS's stockpiling of lethal rounds of ammunition, and whether this is simply a result of excessive waste or points to something more sinister. KEVIN FREEMAN, founder of Freeman Global Investor Council, analyzes the mini "flash crash" that occurred on Wall Street this week, and explains how the incident highlights the wider problem of economic terrorism. BILL GERTZ, writer for the Washington Times, discusses his article on the alarming shift in China's nuclear policy.

Clyde Prestowitz, Sam Nunberg, Fred Fleitz, Diana West

Author CLYDE PRESTOWITZ, author of The Betrayal of American Prosperity, outlines the impact of industrial policy on national security policy in terms of what happens when we trade high tech access for major markets. How do agents of influence work?  SAM NUNBERG of the Middle East Forum explains how Iran influences U.S. policy by lobbying the administration to ease and lift sanctions through Iranian oil conglomerates and a non-profit advocacy group whose policy analysis plays to Iran’s advantage. Former CIA officer FRED FLEITZ of the Langley Intelligence Group Network covers role of ideology and technology in the Boston terrorist attack, the Al Qaeda-Iran relationship, and the Al Qaeda train plot in Canada. Author and columnist DIANA WEST tracks the Saudi angle of the Boston Marathon terror attack.

Clare Lopez, Jim Hanson, Sen. James Inhofe, Barry Rubin

Former CIA officer CLARE LOPEZ of the Center for Security Policy maps the threat matrix between Al Qaeda and Iran, and details the Gramscian strategy of the Muslim Brotherhood in connection to the Islamic Society of Boston Mosque. Military blogger and former Army Special Operator JIM HANSON cuts through the politics of the drone debate on civil liberties. Oklahoma Senator JAMES "JIM" INHOFE reviews presidential priorities in national security from counter terrorism assets like Gitmo to strategic losses in the defense infrastructure from pre-sequestration budget cuts, job killing program delays, and blunders in nuclear posture. Professor BARRY RUBIN, director of the Global Research in International Affairs center in Herzliya, breaks down the dynamic in the Middle East between Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan and President Obama, as well as identifies the main supporters of the would-be Islamist regime in Syria.

Mark Krikorian, Dr. Sue Mi Terry, Andy McCarthy, Michael Davidson

MARK KRIKORIAN of the Center for Immigration Studies recaps the testimony he provided yesterday to the Senate Judiciary Committee on the similarities between the new Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill and the amnesty granted to illegal immigrants in 1984. Former CIA analyst Dr. SUE MI TERRY discusses the mutually dependent relationship between North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un and the country’s military, and predicts that if a power struggle was taking place at the moment, the international community likely wouldn’t know until it was long over. Former U.S. Attorney ANDY McCARTHY and  former CIA officer, Russia expert,  and Incubus author, MICHAEL DAVIDSON address the Boston Marathon bombing investigation.

Charles Jacobs, Thor Halvorssen, Elliott Abrams, Gordon Chang

With Charles Jacobs, Thor Halvorssen, Elliott Abrams, Gordon Chang. CHARLES JACOBS, co-founder of the American Anti-Slavery Group, examines the connections between the Boston bombers and a mosque they lived near that has links to the controversial Muslim American Society. THOR HALVORSSEN, founder of the Human Rights Foundation, explains the three conflicting groups operating in Chechnya: dangerous radical Islamic terrorists; a puppet government set up by Russia’s Putin; and a legitimate government in exile whose members genuinely believe in a separation of Mosque and State. ELLIOTT ABRAMS, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses the close relationship between the Emir of Qatar and the Muslim Brotherhood—a relationship that stands in odds to the hostility with which other Gulf states regard the group. GORDON CHANG of Forbes.com explains the brinkmanship of military forces along the Indian Chinese border in the Himalayas and what bearing it has on understanding Chinese strategy for the U.S. and cyber warfare.

Chris Farrell, Rosemary Jenks, Gayle Trotter, Bill Gertz

CHRIS FARRELL, Director of Research and Investigation at Judicial Watch, goes over the recent violent history of Chechnya after the fact that the Boston explosion suspects are Chechen came to light. ROSEMARY JENKS of Numbers USA discusses what can be expected to come of today’s hearing on the Gang of Eight’s proposed immigration reform bill, and why the bill will hurt US national security efforts. Independent Women’s Forum’s GAYLE TROTTER argues for why gun restrictions hurt women. BILL GERTZ of the Washington Times and the Washington Free Beacon examines the emerging facts about the Boston suspects, and what they likely point to in terms of the suspects’ motives.

Peter Pry, Alana Goodman, Clifford May, Luis Fleischman

Richard Miniter guest hosts. Dr. PETER VINCENT PRY, president of EMPACT America, explains the ways that terrorists and hostile nations like North Korea could get a nuclear bomb or an EMP into the US, and what devastating impacts that would likely have. ALANA GOODMAN, writer at the Washington Free Beacon, reports on the attempt by Bin Laden’s son-in-law’s defense attorneys to use sequestration as an excuse for delaying his trial on terrorism charges. CLIFFORD MAY of Foundation for Defense of Democracies reflects on the lack of groups coming forward to take credit for the Boston terrorist attack, and puts it in the historical context of past atrocities. LUIS FLEISCHMAN, author of the upcoming book Latin America in the Post-Chavez Era, discusses the role that Cuba played in the "triumph" of Chavisto candidate Nicolas Maduro in the recent Venezuelan election, and what role the island nation plays as a symbol of anti-Americanism in Latin America more broadly.

Congressman Michael Turner, Hans von Spakovsky, Daniel Pipes, Diana West

With Congressman Michael Turner, Hans von Spakovsky, Daniel Pipes, Diana West. Congressman Michael Turner of Ohio's 10th district lays out a detailed case for why the absence of a sound missile defense strategy is hurting the United States. Hans von Spakovsky of the Heritage Foundation goes over the IG report detailing racial bias at the Department of Justice that was encouraged by Thomas Perez, Obama's nominee for Secretary of Labor. Daniel Pipes, president of the Middle East Forum, explains the threat of anarchy that overshadows Egypt at the moment, which strongly breaks with its 20th century tradition. Diana West, author of Death of the Grown-Up, talks about the strong relationship between the leader of the Syrian rebels and Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated groups in the U.S.

Lt. Gen. Jerry Boykin, Adam Kredo, Luke Bencie, Andy McCarthy

Lt. Gen. JERRY BOYKIN discusses the Special Operations Speaks campaign that is calling for a full inquiry into the Benghazi attack of 9/11/12. He also goes over what little we know so far of the Boston terrorist attack that occurred yesterday. Washington Free Beacon senior writer ADAM KREDO explains how US taxpayers are unknowingly providing money to terrorists. LUKE BENCIE of Security Management International talks about the threat of economic espionage that advanced US businesses face, in particular from China, and the impact it has on US innovation. In the wake of the Boston tragedy, former federal prosecutor ANDY McCARTHY reflects on the assault on U.S. freedoms, and in particular freedom of speech and right to bear arms, currently taking place in America.