Securing America with Frank Gaffney Podcast

Dr. Sebastian Gorka, Diana West, Soeren Kern, Tom Rogan, Jim Hanson

Dr. SEBASTIAN GORKA, Distinguished Chair of Military Theory at the Marine Corps University:

• Seriousness of the Islamic State’s global threat
• Growing threat of ISIS in the United States
• How to deal with the refugee crisis and the Muslim Brotherhood

DIANA WEST, Author of “American Betrayal”:

• Multiculturalism’s negative effect on the West
• Immigration destroying Western culture
• Threats coming from Canada’s acceptance of Syrian refugees

SOEREN KERN, Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Gatestone Institute:

• Germany as a case study in the rise of European Islamic supremacism
• Europe’s model of immigration verses that of the US
• Angela Merkel perpetuating a public health crisis  through refugee resettlement
• European Union’s failing model of a single currency and open borders

TOM ROGAN, Senior Fellow at the Steamboat Institute, and Columnist for National Review:

• Islamic State’s movement to the West
• Concern of “No Go Zones” in Europe
• Dealing with the hijra from the Middle East

JIM HANSON, Executive Vice President of the Center for Security Policy, former operator in the U.S. Army Special Forces:

• Identifying the ideological background of Islamic jihadists
• Danger of the violent and pre-violent stages of jihad to America
• Importance in the designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization
• Review of Turkey shooting down a Russian fighter jet

Bret Stephens, Andy McCarthy, Gordon Chang, Steve Coughlin, Amb. Roger Noriega

BRET STEPHENS, Author of “American in Retreat: The New Isolationism and the Coming Global Disorder”, columnist at the Wall Street Journal:

• America’s withdrawal from global involvement
• Administration’s deliberate emboldening of hostile actors
• Israeli relations with President Obama

ANDY McCARTHY, former federal prosecutor:

• Reactions to Donald Trump’s “Muslim Registry”
• How to bring to light Sharia-adherent ideologies
• Defeating political Islam in the United States

GORDON CHANG, author of “The Coming Collapse of China” and “Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes On the World”:

• President Obama’s trip to Asia simply a rhetorical mute point
• Japanese Prime Minister Abe’s actions regarding territorial disputes in the South China Sea
• North and South Korea to engage in working-level talks
• China’s continued bond default crisis as Hong Kong continues efforts towards economic independence

STEVE COUGHLIN, Author of “Catastrophic Failure”, Senior Fellow at the Center for Security Policy:

• Timeline for jihadist attacks on the West
• Falsehoods in Obama’s “War on ISIS”
• The West’s submission to sharia

Amb. ROGER NORIEGA, Former U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States, Visiting Fellow at AEI:

• Threat of ISIS infiltrating the U.S. through the southern border
• Results and importance of Argentina’s runoff election results
• Possible rapprochement between Buenos Aires and Washington D.C.
• Guatemala’s newly elected “comedian” president

Dr. Peter Navarro

Dr. PETER NAVARRO, Author of “Crouching Tiger: What China’s Militarism Means for the World”, Professor at the University California-Irving’s School of Business:

• What does China’s militarism really mean for the world?
• China cloaking the “Peaceful Rise” policy

PART TWO:

• Upcoming release of the “Crouching Tiger” documentary
• Chinese preparation for space warfare

PART THREE:

• Theft of information technology helping China’s military get ahead
• Looking back at the OPM hacking
• Beijing’s propaganda efforts in the US going unreciprocated by the Obama Administration

PART FOUR:

• What is “Assassin’s Mace”?
• China’s manufacturing ability to develop naval vessels
• Beijing’s policy of creating external threats to maintain power

Michel Gurfinkiel

MICHEL GURFINKIEL, Founder and President of the Jean-Jacques Rousseau Institute (Paris), Shillman/Ginsburg Fellow at the Middle East Forum:

• Various reasons that the Islamic State has singled out France for attacks
• One of the Paris attackers having possibly entered Europe posing as a Syrian refugee?
• Demographic issue in the Paris suburb of St. Denis a microcosm of the larger ethic issue in Europe

PART TWO:

• Implications of foreign-born generations in Europe
• French “No-Go Zones” bearing an increasing security threat

PART THREE:

• Growing population of Sharia adherent Muslims in France
• Societal implications of Jewish migration away from Europe
• Reality check for French national security following last week's attacks

PART FOUR:

• How the EU has affected the democracy of the member states
• Possible risks to freedom of expression in Europe
• Dangers of doing business with today's Russia

Rep. Lee Zeldin, Diana West, Andy McCarthy, Fred Fleitz, Amb. Francis Rooney

Rep. LEE ZELDIN (NY-1), Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee:

• Effects of ISIS attacks on the Western world
• Dangers of accepting Syrian refugees into the United States
• Advisability of Obama’s plan to bring Gitmo detainees into the US
• Update on the Iran Nuclear Deal

DIANA WEST, author of “American Betrayal: The Secret Assault On Our Nation’s Character”:

• Western reaction to the ISIS terror attacks in Paris
• Civilization jihad on display in Europe
• Inability of the West to identify the enemy
• “Safe Space” movement on college campuses

ANDY McCARTHY, former federal prosecutor:

• Growing population of Islamic supremacists in Europe
• Muslim Brotherhood’s contributions to radicalizing refugees in the West
• Huma Abedin’s family connections to radical Islamic organizations
• Reaction to AG Loretta Lynch’s Gitmo comments

FRED FLEITZ, Senior Vice President for Policy and Programs at the Center for Security Policy, former CIA Analyst:

• Demographic analysis of the Syrian refugee population
• ISIS infiltration to the US through resettlement programs
• Pre-violent movement of Civilization Jihad in America

Amb. FRANCIS ROONEY, served as U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See (Vatican):

• Islamic State’s goal to conquer and destroy those not aligned with their Islamist doctrine
• Italy as a porous entrance to the West for extremist operatives posing as refugees
• Applying the Soviet Communism platform of action to defeating radical Islam

Ted Koppel, Rep. Randy Weber, Amb. John Bolton, John Rossomando

TED KOPPEL, author of  “Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath”, and former Nightline Chief Anchor:

• Threats of cyber terrorism to the U.S. electric grid
• Dangers of an EMP attack to the United States

TED KOPPEL (PART TWO):

• How did the U.S. allow the grid to be so exposed?
• Importance of preparedness to protecting the United States
• Nonpartisanship issue of hardening infrastructure

Rep. RANDY WEBER (TX-14), Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs:

• Letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott about the vulnerabilities of the electric grid
• Vetting Syrian refugees in light of recent counterterrorist activities in France
• A need for Congress to defund the Refugee Resettlement program

Amb. JOHN BOLTON, Former U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations:

• Terrorist raids taking place around Europe
• Lessons the Administration can learn from Paris attacks
• Obama’s dishonest refugee resettlement policy
• AEI’s upcoming investigation of US-China competition in the Pacific

JOHN ROSSOMANDO, Senior Analyst at the Investigative Project on Terrorism:

• Muslim Brotherhood legacy groups dedicated to covering up instances of radical Islam in the West
• Discovery of Islamic State manual for their agents in the US
• IRGC-trained Shiite fighters migrating to Europe?

Rep. Jeff Duncan, Dr. Michael Rubin, Con Coughlin, Jim Hanson

Rep. JEFF DUNCAN (SC-3), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere:

• Growing threat of radical jihadists to the West
• Administration’s claim that they can screen refugees
• Legislative and State level attempts to block refugee resettlements
• How the Kurds can help solve the migrant crisis

Rep. JEFF DUNCAN (PART TWO):

• Effects of the Obama Cuba Policy
• Merits of placing Venezuela on the State Sponsor of Terrorism List
• Concerns of turning Guantanamo Bay over to hostile nations
• Importance of passing the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act

Dr. MICHAEL RUBIN, Resident Scholar at AEI:

• Evidence of the global jihad movement’s growth
• Update on Iran’s actions following the nuclear deal with the US
• Effects of the hijra on western society
• Turkey’s shift from ally to adversary following their elections

CON COUGHLIN, Defense Editor at The Daily Telegraph (London):

• Paris attacks a wakeup call to the security crisis arising from instability in both Iraq and Syria
• A coherent strategy to defeat ISIS must address the refugee problem
• Rebuilding Britain’s “fighting spirit”

JIM HANSON, Executive Vice President of the Center for Security Policy, former operator in the U.S. Army Special Forces:

• “Cut Down the Black Flag” Strategy to defeat ISIS
• How Rules of Engagement are holding back the US Military
• Mechanisms used by France pressuring Obama to engage ISIS
• Importance of boots on the ground in Syria
• Dangers of intelligence sharing with the Iraqi government

Dr. Monica Crowley, Tzvi Kahn, Patrick Dunleavy, Gordon Chang

Dr. MONICA CROWLEY, Host of the Monica Crowley Show, and Fox News Contributor:

• Analysis of the Paris terror attacks
• Obama’s willingness to bring Syrian refugees to the US
• Treasonous policy of the administration concerning national security

TZVI KAHN, Senior Policy Analyst for the Foreign Policy Initiative:

• Iran’s actions since the Obamabomb deal
• Tehran showing contempt for the United States

PATRICK DUNLEAVY, served as Deputy Inspector General of the Criminal Intelligence Unit of New York State:

• Several of the Charlie Hebdo attackers and enablers had served prior time at Guantanamo Bay and in the French prison system
• Repercussions of moving Gitmo detainees onto US soil
• Five Gitmo prisoners released to the United Arab Emirates following the weekend’s terror attacks in Paris

GORDON CHANG, Author of “The Coming Collapse of China”:

• Effects of South Korea’s increased partnership with China
• China’s continued aggression in the South China Sea
• Prospects for peace in the Pacific Ocean
• How Burma’s elections affect Beijing
• Dangers of American negligence to space warfare

Rep. Rob Wittman, Kevin Freeman, Bill Gertz, Stephen Coughlin

Rep. ROB WITTMAN (VA-1), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee's Readiness Subcommittee:

• No operational US aircraft carrier present in the Persian Gulf
• Impact of non-deterrence in the South China Sea
• Can Congress overturn President Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline?
• Trans-Pacific Partnership concerns

KEVIN FREEMAN, CEO of Freeman Global Investment Council, author of “Game Plan: How to Protect Yourself from the Coming Cyber-Economic Attack”:

• Ability of the Obama administration to negotiate the TPP
• Effects of Ted Koppel’s book regarding cyber warfare to the US electric grid
• Economic issues troubling the Saudi Royal family

BILL GERTZ, Senior Editor at the Washington Free Beacon:

• A new Russian drone submarine a threat to US ports and harbors
• Communist China completing yet another test of its anti-satellite weaponry
• Beijing’s complex space weapons program
• US Air Force tasked with developing a new land-based ICBM

STEPHEN COUGHLIN, Author of “Catastrophic Failure: The Blindfolding of America in the Face of Jihad”:

• How the Muslim Brotherhood hides behind inter-faith dialogues
• Implications of the Countering Violent Extremism movement
• Muslim Brotherhood’s hand in developing the CVE narrative

STEPHEN COUGHLIN PART TWO:

• Whitewashing in US hate speech laws
• How designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization changes the CVE narrative
• Civilization jihad and death by one’s own hand
• Supporting Egyptian leader el-Sisi against radical Islam

Sen. Joni Ernst, Rick Manning, Dr. Peter Vincent Pry, Guy Taylor

Sen. JONI ERNST (IA-R), Member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:

• Insights into Sen. Ernst’s recent visit to the Middle East
• Possibilities of President Obama signing the NDAA
• Obama’s insistence of bringing Gitmo detainees to the US
• Importance of passing the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act

RICK MANNING, President of Americans for Limited Government:

• Worrisome aspects of the Trans Pacific Partnership
• Accountability to the TPP’s governing body
• Possibility of China joining TPP
• Opposition to the Fast Track Authority

Dr. PETER VINCENT PRY, Executive Director of the Task Force on National and Homeland Security:

• Reestablishment of the EMP Commission
• Fallacies of the White House’s National Space Weather Action Plan
• Unwillingness of electrical industries to protect the grid
• Impact of Ted Koppel’s book regarding cyber attacks on the electric grid

Dr. PETER VINCENT PRY, Part Two:

• “Blackout War”: Taking advantage of natural disasters to harm your enemy
• The 1983 nuclear war scare with the former USSR
• A flawed rational actor model determining American military strategy
• An end to the Pax Americana century

GUY TAYLOR, National Security Team Leader at the Washington Times:

• Ongoing NDAA negotiations between the administration and Congress
• Concern regarding Obama’s lack of strategy towards defeating ISIS
• Evidence that a bomb brought down Russian Flight 9268