Securing America with Frank Gaffney Podcast

Mark Helprin

MARK HELPRIN, of the Wall Street Journal and accomplished author, joins Frank for a one hour special about the issues plaguing the Middle East today and the declining power of the US in the region. Mark starts the hour by analyzing the headline topic of US intervention in Syria as a reaction to the Syrian government using chemical weapons on civilians. 

Throughout the hour, Mark explores a variety of topics including: the situation in Egypt and the continue support by the US for the Muslim Brotherhood; his time in the Israeli military and how Israel is used a tool by Islamic leaders to distract their citizens from the internal problems facing their nations; the current condition of the US military; the threat from China, and much, much more.   

Seth Cropsey, Michael O'Hanlon, Fred Fleitz, Bill Gertz

SETH CROPSEY, former Deputy Undersecretary of the Navy, talks about US intervention in Syria and the hollowing out of the US military.

MICHAEL O’HANLON. of the Brookings Institute, analyzes the impending US military strike against Syria, as well as outlines what he feels the ultimate future goals in Syria should be.

FRED FLEITZ, of Lignet.com, exposes the flaws of the administration’s plan to possibly intervene into Syria and the implications this intervention could have on American allies in the region.

BILL GERTZ, of the Washington Free Beacon and Washington Times, analyzes US intervention in Syria and the new Chinese Anti satellite satellites.

Diana West, Jim Hanson, J Michael Cole, Ross Harrison

DIANA WEST, author of Death Of A Grown Up, looks into the implications of the United States intervening into Syria militarily.

JIM HANSON, of Blackfive.net, answers the question of what possible benefits there would be for American national security if the US was to intervene into Syria, as well as looks into the readiness of the military for such an action.

J MICHAEL COLE, former Canadian intelligence officer and Taipei-based columnist for The Diplomat and Jane's Defense Weekly, evaluates the danger faced by Taiwan from Chinese military build up and Chinese investment.

ROSS HARRISON, professor at Georgetown University and University of Pittsburgh, sheds light on the Islamist Spring and what the future may hold for the Middle East.

Charles Krauthammer, Katie Gorka, Ilan Berman, Steven Hayward

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER, Pulitzer Prize winning commentator of the Washington Post, analyzes the situation within Syria and Egypt and explains the need for the US to step up and make a choice on which side it stands with.

KATIE GORKA, of the Westminster Institute, sheds light on the radical Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram, which has been terrorizing the country since 1995.

STEVEN HAYWARD, blogger at Power Line and Thomas Smith fellow at the Ashbrook Center, puts climate change under the microscope and explains the real situation behind the headlines. Steven also discusses the need for energy security and the current status of US oil.

ILAN BERMAN, of the American Foreign Policy Council, makes the case for US intervention into Syria while also explaining the possible implications of such a US-led action.

Victor Davis Hanson, Claudia Rosett, Harold Rhode, Gordon Chang

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON, senior fellow at the Hoover Institute, analyzes current events in the Middle East, including the Syrian chemical weapon attacks, Israel's status, the ongoing violence in Egypt, and Turkey's relationship with the region.

CLAUDIA ROSETT, journalist in residence at Foundation for Defense of Democracies, examines the situation in Syria and the lack of a UN response, as well as the absence of Samantha Power at this critical time.

HAROLD RHODE, of the Gatestone Institute, talks about Turkish Prime Minister Erodgan's statements about democracy and ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, US support of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, and US involvement in Syria.

GORDON CHANG, of World Affairs Journal and Forbes, discusses China's aggressive nature with the territorial grab in the Pacific Ocean and the creation of a new anti-satellite satellite.

Shoshana Bryen, Dr. Emanuele Ottolenghi, Michael Ledeen, Bill Gertz

SHOSHANA BRYEN of the Jewish Policy Center discusses the differences in appearance and content between the new Al Jazeera America and the popular Arabic version, and why this adaption for an American audience makes the Quatari news program more of a threat.

EMANUELE OTTOLENGHI, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, examines Hezbollah from its beginnings to its current standing on the world stage.

MICHAEL LEDEEN, at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, provides an overview of his recent article "Its War You Idiots!", as well Syrian chemical weapon attacks, and the situation in Egypt.

BILL GERTZ, of the Washington Free Beacon and Washington Times, analyzes the recent military inspections conducted by Russia and China within the US, jihadist training in Syria, and the Obama administration's plan to secure Mexico's southern border

Michelle Van Cleave, Paul Kengor, Adam Kredo, Fred Fleitz

MICHELLE VAN CLEAVE, former counterintelligence executive and member of the Jack Kemp Foundation, dives into the US intelligence situation, looking at the damage done by Snowden and Manning and the history of checks and balances on covert organizations since the time of the Founding Fathers.

Dr. PAUL KENGOR, of Grove City College, reflects on the achievements made by the late Reagan-era Judge William P. Clark.

ADAM KREDO, of the Washington Free Beacon, examines the chemical weapons attacks in Syria and Al Jazeera entering the American market.

FRED FLEITZ, of Lignet.com, gives an overview of several events occurring throughout the world including; the recent chemical weapons attack in Syria, the Nidal Hasan trial and the new Saudi order.

Amb. Yoram Ettinger, Daniel Gallington, Rowan Scarborough, Diana West

Former Israeli ambassador YORAM ETTINGER goes deeper into the exploding situation in the Middle East as well as analyzes the security of Israel.

DANIEL GALLINGTON, former special assistant to the Secretary of Defense and senior adviser at the George C. Marshall Institute, discusses the Muslim Brotherhood throughout the Middle East and actions taken against or for them. Mr. Gallington also discusses the NSA program and the history of balancing security and privacy.

ROWAN SCARBOROUGH, of the Washington Times, looks at the grave issue of national security leaks and how the Stuxnet program leak to a NYT reporter seems to have come from the heart of the White House.

DIANA WEST, author of American Betrayal, analyzes Al Jazeera in America and the Nidal Hasan trial.

Senator Byron Dorgan, Roger Noriega, Andy McCarthy, Nina Shea

Former Senator and author of new book Gridlock , BYRON DORGAN, investigates the infrastructure vulnerabilities the United States faces with the growing EMP threat.

ROGER NORIEGA, of Inter American Watch and American Enterprise Institute, looks south of the border at the recent Gulf Cartel arrest in Mexico, Iran's presence in the region, and the rising distress in Brazil and Columbia.

ANDY MCCARTHY, of National Review Online, analyzes some of the issues and hurdles Egypt is facing currently in their quest for stability and ultimately democracy.

NINA SHEA, director of the Center for Religious Freedom at the Hudson Institute, examines the persecution of the Christians and other minorities throughout the Middle East, from the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt to the Islamist rebels in Syria. 

John Bolton, Rosemary Jenks, Gordon Chang, Grae Stafford

JOHN BOLTON, former US Ambassador to the UN and senior fellow at American Enterprise Institute, explains why the US government should back the Egyptian military and oust the Muslim Brotherhood, as well as how the NSA audit is not proof that the NSA is abusing American citizen's rights.

ROSEMARY JENKS, of NumbersUSA, takes a deeper look into the issue of immigration and what comprehensive immigration reform would mean for the country.

GORDON CHANG, of Forbes, examines "China's dream"and how it wishes to be dominant once again, the Chinese military and its aggressive actions, and China's secret stimulus to its economy.

GRAE STAFFORD, of the Daily Caller, investigates the technology and weapons the U.S. has been arming the Syrian rebels with and how arming these rebels could led to a dangerous situation in the future.