Securing America with Frank Gaffney Podcast

Chet Nagle, Roggio, Smith, Bostom

CHET NAGLE, Former Naval Aviator and CIA agent:

• The threat of ballistic missiles to the US today and the insecurity of America's borders
• The efficiency and growing danger of cruise missiles
• Obama’s planned termination of the Tomahawk missile program and the current condition of the US defense system.

BILL ROGGIO, Managing Editor of The Long War Journal:

• Hagel's testimony on Afghanistan, the Taliban and the five released Gitmo prisoners
• US leaves Iraq - Obama's major foreign policy mistake?
•  Jihadists freed from Iraqi prisoners - is the Iraq war truly over?

MARION SMITH, Executive Director of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation:

• Anniversaries of Tiananmen Square and the fall of the Iron Curtain
• The rise of the Communist Party in Russia
• Communism: the deadliest ideology in human history
• The West's inaction in response to Russian aggression in Ukraine and Crimea: a dangerous precedent?

ANDY BOSTOM, author of"Iran’s Final Solution for Israel: The Legacy of Jihad and Shiite Islamic Jew Hatred in Iran":

• A Muslim Brotherhood led organization in France inspiring violent crimes against Jews
• The origins and current re-emergence of anti-Semitism in Europe

Rep. Matt Salmon, Diana West, George O'Conor, Rick Moran

Congressman MATT SALMON, of Arizona's 5th District:

• Does the release of five Taliban prisoners put America in danger?
• Obama’s unwillingness to rescue the US Marine being held in a Mexican prison

DIANA WEST, author of "American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation's Character":

• Scapegoating of a YouTube producer for the Benghazi attack to punish criticism of Islam
• What is the Istanbul Process and how does it relate to Hillary Clinton and freedom of speech?
• The prisoner swap of Sgt. Berghdal for five Taliban Leaders and its negative impact on American national security

GEORGE O'CONOR, CEO of Chime Media:

• Gauging the Chinese military buildup through data analysis
• Chinese economic warfare via China's growing monopoly of the natural resources markets
• Strategic international Chinese activity in emerging economies throughout the world
  

RICK MORAN, PJ Media's Chicago Editor:

• Who’s the hero? A story of a man injured trying to rescue Bergdahl
• “Children’s crusade” – the escalation of the number of minor illegal immigrants in Arizona
• A broken immigration system and the need for reform

Mark Helprin

MARK HELPRIN, Senior Fellow of the Claremont Institute:

Part 1:

• Reflections on the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, and how American culture has changed since D-Day
  
• "They were not the greatest generation. They were a normal generation for America...We are an abnormal generation."
  
• The recent decline of the U.S. military's operational capability due to a "hollowing out" of the armed forces

Part 2:

• What are China's long term geostrategic goals?
• China’s devotion to the expansion of its military
• US losing ground in the Pacific

Part 3:

• Obama administration's release of five jihadist prisoners from Gitmo and how it highlights America's sometimes "submissive" national security policy
• Would the release of five Taliban officials in exchange for one American POW ever be okay under any circumstances?
  
• Fundamental differences in thinking between Islamists and the "West"
  

Part 4:

• Obama administration decision to continue aiding the new Palestinian Unity government, which has direct ties to the terrorist organization Hamas
• Likelihood of Hamas taking control of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and predictions for Israel's security in the near future

Rep Jim Bridenstine, Caroline Glick, Gordon Chang, Andrew McCarthy

Congressman JIM BRIDENSTINE (OK-1):

• Different laws that apply to detainment in wartime versus in peacetime
• Obama's goal of closing Guantanamo Bay, which is currently used under wartime laws to keep terrorist enemy combatants off of the battlefield
• Taliban's use of the prisoner exchange as a self-proclaimed victory over America and propaganda tool
• Implications of a U.S. scale down in the "War on Drugs"

CAROLINE GLICK, author of “The Israeli Solution: A One-State Plan for Peace in the Middle East”:

• Inter-faith prayer summit hosted by Pope Francis at the Vatican, and attended by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas
• Recent statement concerning the Palestinian Fatah and Hamas's supposed agreement to a co-existence of a Jewish state
• Problems with the U.S. agreeing to comply with the Palestinian Unity government in light of its ties to terrorism

GORDON CHANG, Forbes.com:

• New Pentagon report that details the rise of the Chinese military, focusing specifically on its expansion in the Pacific
• Internal challenges facing the Communist Party in China
• How much of a threat does the Chinese military perceive the U.S. to be?

ANDY MCCARTHY, author of "Faithless Execution: Building the Political Case for Obama's Impeachment":

• How the recent Taliban prisoner exchange plays into President Obama's long-term goals for Guantanamo Bay
• Considering the possibility that more Gitmo detainees will be released
• Under what conditions could President Obama be successfully impeached?

Rep. Ron DeSantis, Fred Fleitz, Rosemary Jenks, Bill Roggio

Congressman RON DeSANTIS, Representative for Florida's 6th District:

• Questioning Susan Rice's assertion that Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl served with "honor and distinction"
• Debate over continuing to provide aid to the Palestinian National Authority in light of the new Fatah-Hamas joint government
  
• Arguments for President Obama having acted in violation of the Constitution

FRED FLEITZ, Center for Security Policy:

• 70th anniversary of D-Day
• Shifting justifications for why Congress was not briefed before the release of the five Taliban prisoners from Gitmo, and declining confidence in National Security Advisor Susan Rice
• Is the Bergdahl prisoner exchange an indication of further Guantanamo Bay releases to come?
• Predictions on whether the $5 million in nonlethal military aid promised to Ukraine will make any difference

ROSEMARY JENKS, Numbers USA:

• Security consequences of minor aliens illegally immigrating to the U.S. from Central America
• Critiques of a proposal to grant legalized status to illegal immigrants who serve in the U.S. military
• Eric Cantor's direct role in the future of a House amnesty bill

BILL ROGGIO, The Long War Journal:

• What are the implications of Qatar's assistance in negotiating the hostage exchange between the Haqqani Network and the U.S.?
• Role played by the Islamic State of Iraq in undermining stability in the country
• Concerning willingness of the Obama administration to deal with terror groups

Ann Fishman

ANN FISHMAN, Founder of the Liberty Legal Project:

Segment One:

• A background on Shariah and how it infringes on freedom of expression and religion
• The role blasphemy plays in Shariah law
• An argument that no subjective interpretations on Shariah allowed, while existing beliefs are hypocritical

Segment Two:

• The Organization of Islamic Cooperation's activities in the international community
• Censorship of "Islamaphobic" speech across the globe
• The scandal surrounding Tulsa Police Captain Paul Fields, who was demoted after refusing to visit a mosque for sensitivity training

Segment Three:

• Combating intolerance by violating the U.S.’ First Amendment?
• The involvement of Hillary Clinton in the passing of the 16/18 Resolution

Segment Four:

• The effort to outlaw the use of Shariah law in U.S. courts via the "American Laws for American Courts" movement
• Susan Rice's comments condemning an anti-Islam video that she blamed for the Benghazi attack
• Civilization jihad's impact on the U.S.
• Suggestions on what Americans can do to preserve their freedom of speech

Sebastian Gorka, Diana West, Jeremy Carl, Scott McEwen

SEBASTIAN GORKA, Adjunct Professor, (US National Security) at Georgetown University, Public Policy Institute:

• Obama’s “trust-me” tour and the loss of confidence in the US around the world
• Controversy surrounding the released US solder – deserter or not?

DIANA WEST, syndicated columnist:

• The President's thought process in the the recent POW exchange with the Haqqani Network
• The possibility of the War in Afghanistan coming to a final close

JEREMY CARL, Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution:

• What is the future of India's relationship with China, Japan, and the United States following the election of a new Prime Minister?
• The importance of coal to the resiliency of the American energy supply and electric grid

SCOTT McEWEN, bestselling author:

• Scott McEwen's newly released book, "Target America: A Sniper Elite Novel," 
• Threats posed by fissionable material on the open market and the porousness of the US-Mexican border
• The challenges and dangers U.S. soldiers face due to restrictive rules of engagement and lack of proper training
  

Andy McCarthy, Matt Lewis, Tera Dahl, Jed Babbin

ANDY McCARTHY,  Former Federal Prosecutor:

• McCarthy's view on the "lawlessness" of the Obama administration
• Determining the true value of the Taliban prisoners set-free by the President

MATT LEWIS, The Daily Caller:

• The exchange of Bowe Bergdahl and five Taliban leaders and the controversy associated with Bergdahl's capture
• Awareness of the EMP threat brought up in the recent film Godzilla and possible implications of a grid attack on U.S. critical infrastructure
• President Obama's subsequent restart on American foreign policy as seen through his West Point speech

TERA DAHL, Executive Director of the Council on Global Security.

• Elections in Egypt and their implications for the US
• The spread of the Muslim Brotherhood in the region
• Qatar’s dangerous endorsements in relation to US-Taliban prisoner exchange

JED BABBIN, Former United States Deputy Undersecretary of Defense:

• President Obama's image as a "weak leader" abroad
• Dependence of the U.S. space program on Russia
  
• How America's allies in regions such as Asia will turn away from the U.S. to find their own path to nuclear weapons in order to protect themselves from growing threats around the world

Jim Hanson, Rep. Steve King, Raymond Stock, Gordon Chang

JIM HANSON, retired Special Operations Master Sergeant:

• Why did the US decide now to trade five Taliban commanders for captured U.S. Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl?
• Was the Haqqani Network paid cash by the government of Qatar to facilitate the deal?
• What are the circumstances under which Sgt. Bergdahl was captured?

Congressman STEVE KING (IA-4):

• Concern over precedent set by U.S. negotiating with terrorists via a third party to secure the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl
• A law, signed by President Obama, that requires Congress be given 30-days advance notice before the release of any prisoner from Guantanamo Bay, and why the Administration says it was unable to comply in the Bergdahl case
• Problems with an order given to ICE to disregard a law that orders deportation proceedings be started whenever an illegal alien is found within the country

RAYMOND STOCK, of the Middle East Forum:

• What the results of the recent Egyptian election says about domestic support for presidential-elect Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
• Will Coptic Christians in Egypt fare better under el-Sisi than under the Muslim Brotherhood's Morsi?
• Muslim Brotherhood members possibly seeking refuge in the United States

GORDON CHANG, of Forbes.com:

• The 25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square and where Communist China stands today
• Recent Shangri-La talks and how America and China presented themselves at the event
• Updates on recent Chinese aggression against Vietnam and American allies in the region