Securing America with Frank Gaffney Podcast

Eric Schmitt, Tom Rogan, Christopher Holton, Raymond Tanter

ERIC SCHMITT, longtime writer at the New York Times, joins Frank to discuss his piece on Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s visit to Washington this week.

TOM ROGAN, contributor to the United Kingdom’s The Guardian, interprets the reactions coming from European nations over allegations that the National Security Agency has been spying on them.

CHRISTOPHER HOLTON of the Center For Security Policy, examines the negative impact Sharia finance can have on democratic financial systems in light of the UK’s decision to issue Sharia-compliant bonds.

RAYMOND TANTER, a National Security Council staff member under President Reagan, explains the Iranian role behind the recent increase in conflict arising in Iraq.

Rep. Robert Goodlatte, George Grayson, Andy McCarthy, Matt Welch

CONGRESSMAN ROBERT GOODLATTE of the 6th District of Virgina, examines the foreign policy of the Obama Administration towards Libya.

GEORGE GRAYSON, a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, explains the implications of an open border in relation to the Mexican Cartels.

ANDY MCCARTHY, of National Review Online, examines the implications of the new mayoral administration in New York City.

MATT WELCH, Editor in Chief of Reason Magazine, commemorates the late Cold Warrior, Lou Reed, and his contribution to the anti -communist movement in Eastern Europe.

Peter Brookes, Dawit Giorgis, Matt Continetti, Gordon Chang

PETER BROOKES, a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, explains how American allies have lost trust and American adversaries have lost fear, in regards to U.S. foreign policy.

DAWIT GIORGIS, of Foundation for Defense of Democracies, examines the increasing problem of piracy in West Africa around the Gulf of Guinea and how this could directly effect the United States interests.

MATT CONTINETTI, of the Washington Free Beacon, explains the Podesta Era and what this entails for the future of politics in the capital city and in the nation.

GORDON CHANG, of Forbes.com, shares his thoughts on the fatal car bombing in Tiananmen square earlier this day.

Michael Rubin, Harold Rhode, Christian Whiton, Diana West

MICHAEL RUBIN, of AEI, takes a deeper look at President Obama's relationship with Iran and what Iran is up to now.

HAROLD RHODE, of the Gatestone Institute, argues that the United States' posture on terrorism is appearing weak in the Middle East and leaving it vulnerable to exploitation.

CHRISTIAN WHITON, author of the newly released book "Smart Power," explains the unraveling of American power in regions such as Europe, and the damaging effects the National Security Agency (NSA) is having towards American power.

DIANA WEST,  a syndicated columnist and author, talks about the galloping socialism she sees occurring in Washington.

Raymond Stock, Fred Fleitz, Mark Krikorian, Michael Del Rosso

RAYMOND STOCK, of the Middle East Forum, explains the recent developments occurring in Saudi Arabia, as well as Egypt.

FRED FLEITZ, founder of LIGNET.com, talks about Saudi Arabia's rejection of an offer to become a member of the U.N. Security Council.

MARK KRIKORIAN, the executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, talks about recent developments involving immigration reform in the United States.

MICHAEL DEL ROSSO, of the Claremont Institute, describes the imminent threat the United States faces from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP).

Rick Manning, Jim Hanson, Andy McCarthy, Dale Beatty

RICK MANNING, of Americans for Limited Government, focuses on the increasingly damaging political rhetoric that is coming from officials in the Obama Administration towards mostly conservative group, rhetoric that can have damaging consequences.

JIM HANSON, of Blackfive.net, delves deeper into the topic of political rhetoric and looks at how biases in government officials are starting to affect the military.

ANDY MCCARTHY, a former federal prosecutor and columnist for National Review, examines the recent attacks against the GOP and shares his thoughts in regards to the claims of U.S. drone use constituting war crimes.

DALE BEATTY, of Purple Heart Homes, explains the journey which led to the development of his organization, Purple Heart Homes, and what this organization is doing to give back the veterans of this country.

Robert Reilly

ROBERT REILLY, a former Senior Adviser for the Secretary of Defense and currently a Senior Fellow at the Westminster Institute, joins Frank for the full show to discuss information operations. Robert explains what the U.S. is not doing and the counter-effective policies it has implemented in the war of ideas. Because of flawed policies, he argues, the U.S. has been unable to properly address the issue of containing radical Islamists. Robert also describes the expansion of Al Qaeda in recent years, the spread of Sharia law, and the continuing influence of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Gordon Chang, Claudia Rosett, Olivier Guitta, Daniel Gallington

GORDON CHANG, of Forbes.com, sheds light on the desire of the Chinese to take Taiwan and claim it for their country.

CLAUDIA ROSETT, of PJ Media, touches on several topics including; Syria's chemical weapons, North Korea and the Iranian partnership with the United Nations.

OLIVIER GUITTA, the Director of Research at the Henry Jackson Society, shares the problems of biological warfare, and how dangerous the threat is at the moment.

DANIEL GALLINGTON, a senior policy and program adviser at the George C. Marshall Institute, explains the role and mission of the National Security Agency (NSA), and what Edward Snowden has done to impact the agency and our country.

Christian Whiton

CHRISTIAN WHITON, a principle at the D.C. International Advisory, joins Frank for a full show to discuss his new book Smart Power: Between Diplomacy and War. Christian is able to draw from a diverse mix of history, captivating personal accounts, as well as important recent events, to help convey his idea of "Smart Power". By using past examples from previous Presidential administrations, Christian is able to show successful implementations of smart power. Events such as the Cold War, not only show U.S. implementation of smart power, by also dangerous examples such as Russia, who has previously used and is currently using smart power to try and defeat the west.

John Bolton, Roger Noriega, Bill Gertz, Diana West

JOHN BOLTON, of Fox News and former U.S. ambassador to the U.N., explains the treatment of Abu Anas al-Libi, and how it represents a throwback to the pre - 9/11 mentality.

ROGER NORIEGA, of the American Enterprise Institute, discusses the difficult political challenges in Central and South America, and how they posses a threat to U.S. safety.

BILL GERTZ, of the Washington Times and senior editor of the Washington Free Beacon, talks about the progression of a new Russian long range missile, that is specifically designed to defeat U.S. missile defenses in Europe.

DIANA WEST, of Death of A Grown Up, explains the Obama Administration's consent evasion of questions surrounding the true events in Benghazi, as well as the surprising judicial treatment by the U.S. towards Abu Anas al-Libi.