Securing America with Frank Gaffney Podcast

With Ali Alfoneh, Fred Fleitz, Andy McCarthy, Gordon Chang

With Ali Alfoneh, Fred Fleitz, Andy McCarthy, Gordon Chang

ALI ALFONEH, a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, discusses the domestic complications  in Iran that will prove to be the reason for skepticism for this week's nuclear negotiations in Geneva.

FRED FLEITZ, founder of LIGNET.com, talks about Iranian sanctions, as well as China's effort to "de-Americanize" the world's currency.

ANDY MCCARTHY, of the National Review, explains the Abu Anas Al-Libi case that will be in federal court in New York this week.

GORDON CHANG, of Forbes.com, elaborates on his op-ed piece about the U.S. debt crisis, and the prospect that China won't buy more of our debt.

Ilan Berman

Ilan Berman, of the American Foreign Policy Council, joins Frank to discuss his new book, Implosion: The End of Russia and What It Means for America. Ilan discusses that while America is preoccupied with threats in the Middle East and China, a massive transformation is happening in the world's largest nation, a nuclear - armed Russia. Ilan paints a grim picture of Russia's future, and how the former superpower might unravel.

Bill Gertz, Lee Ann De Reus, David Coker, Suzanne Scholte

BILL GERTZ, reporter for the Washington Times and senior editor of the Washington Free Beacon, explains the implications of the government shut down and looming default, and its direct impact on US relations with China.

LEE ANN DE REUS, of the Panzi Foundation, sheds light on why there is a sexual assault epidemic occurring in the Congo and the work the Panzi Foundation is trying to do to help the victims of those assaults.

DAVID COKER, President of the Fisher House Foundation, talks about the work being done by the Foundation on behalf of wounded military men and women and their families, and its recent offer to pay for the military death gratuities that were cut off by the government shut down.

SUZANNE SCHOLTE, of the North Korea Freedom Coalition, exposes the human rights crisis in North Korea and explains what Americans can do to help make the situation in North Korea better.

Rep. Trent Franks, Fred Fleitz, Michael Auslin, Rafal Rohozinski

Rep. TRENT FRANKS (R-AZ.), joins guest host Jacki Pick, to discuss his new bill, the U.S.-Iran Nuclear Negotiation Act, which debuts in Congress this week.

FRED FLEITZ, a retired CIA analyst and founder of LIGNET.com, talks about conflicts over water supplies in Asia.

MICHAEL AUSLIN, of the American Enterprise Institute, gives an overview of the ASEAN conference and how Obama's absence has affected the standing of the U.S. in the region.

RAFAL ROHOZINSKI, of the SecDev Group, discusses the dangers presented to the US and Canada by instability in Mexico, and the border issues amplified by these threats.

Seth Jones, Bruce Thornton, Peter Pham, Diana West

SETH JONES, Associate Director of the International Security and Defense Policy Center at the RAND Corporation, joins guest host DAN BONGINO, to help explain the terror threat from and historical background of the terrorist organization al-Shabaab.

BRUCE THORNTON, a research fellow at the Hoover Institute, talks about the loss of the "warrior" mentality in the U.S.

PETER PHAM, of the Atlantic Council, discusses Somalia and terrorism in Africa in the context of American national security.

DIANA WEST, author of "Death of the Grown Up," delves deeper into the government shutdown and explains why she believes the Obama administration is putting on a show by shutting out veterans from memorials and denying death benefits to the families of fallen soldiers.

Mark Thompson, Scott Truver, Col. Robert Spalding, Andy McCarthy

MARK THOMPSON, of Time Magazine, joins guest host BILL GERTZ to give his insights into this past weekend's Special Forces raids in Somalia and Libya.

SCOTT TRUVER, director of Gryphon Technologies' TeamBlue National Security Program, gives an in-depth analysis of the U.S. aircraft carrier fleet and the role it plays in American military operations.

ROBERT S. SPALDING III, a USAF Col. formerly vice commander of the 509th Bomb Wing, elaborates on a piece he wrote explaining the importance of the U.S. nuclear deterrent force and the problems with prevailing "Global Zero" views.

ANDY MCCARTHY, a former federal prosecutor and contributing editor with National Review, talks about the unconstitutional elements of Obama Care.

Bill Roggio, Mike Bastasch, Gordon Chang, Clare Lopez

BILL ROGGIO, managing editor of The Long War Journal, joins guest host JIM HANSON, to discuss the Navy SEAL-led raids in Libya and Somalia over the past weekend, and how secure the US is against terrorist attacks similar to the Westgate mall attack in Kenya.

MIKE BASTASCH, of the Daily Caller, explains the flaws of the United Nations' climate change panel.

GORDON CHANG, of Forbes.com, discusses the lapse in American foreign policy in Asia throughout the years and what impact it is now having on the world today.

CLARE LOPEZ, a senior fellow at the Clarion Project, talks about the recent assassination of an Iranian cyber-warfare official, as well as the latest updates in Iran's developing nuclear program.

Rick Francona, Rick Fisher, Bijan Kian, Christian Whiton

RICK FRANCONA, a retired USAF Lt. Colonel, joins guest host BILL GERTZ to discuss his recent trip to Egypt, and what he learned there about the Egyptian military forces and the current Egyptian and U.S. military alliance.

RICK FISHER, author of "China's Military Modernization," explains the growing relationship between the US and Japan in response to the Chinese threat in the region.

The Honorable BIJAN KIAN, former member of the board of directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, outlines the diplomatic activity taken by President Obama towards Iran.

CHRISTIAN WHITON, author of the newly released book "Smart Power: Between Diplomacy and War," talks about the Islamic role within the various Syrian rebel groups.

Bruce Bechtol, Michael O'Hanlon, Fred Fleitz, Lisa Curtis

BRUCE BECHTOL, of the Strategic Studies Institute, joins guest host JIM HANSON to discuss the Cold War style of espionage that North Korea still employs, and how this affects the national security of the U.S.

MICHAEL O'HANLON, of the Brookings Institute, outlines a different approach the U.S. should take towards Syria to push Assad out of power.

Fred Fleitz, a retired CIA analyst and founder of LIGNET.com, discusses the approach taken by President Obama towards Iran and the dangers it leaves for Israel.

Lisa Curtis, a former senior adviser to the assistant secretary of state for South Asian affairs now with the Heritage Foundation, explains the political state of affairs in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India.

Gordon Chang, Bill Cowan, Charles Faddis, Avi Jorisch

GORDON CHANG, of Forbes.com, discusses the internal problems in China and the possible outward effects they will have on the international community.

BILL COWAN, a retired USMC Lt. Colonel and Fox News contributor, gives an account of his recent trip to Egypt, and outlines the Muslim Brotherhood within the region.

CHARLES FADDIS, former head of the CIA's WMD Terorrism unit, examines the dangers that come from a broken security clearance system in the U.S.

AVI JORISCH, founder of the Red Cell Intelligence Group, explains the recent developments in Syria regarding Bashar al-Assad's chemical weapons stockpile.