Securing America with Frank Gaffney Podcast

With Hans von Spakovsky, Rick Fisher, Peter Huessy and Joseph Humire

HANS VON SPAKOVSKY, Manager, Election Law Reform Initiative and Senior Legal Fellow Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at the Heritage Foundation, Former Member of the Federal Election Commission:

• Alleged improper conversation between Trump and Ukrainian President
• Democrats announce formal impeachment inquiry of Trump
• How Joe Biden abused his power while in office

RICK FISHER, Senior Fellow, Asian Military Affairs at the International Assessment and Strategy Center, Former Consultant on PLA issues for the Congressionally chartered U.S. China Security and Economic Review Commission:

• Implications of China’s aim to gain global military superiority
• Why the One Belt One Road Initiative is a neo-colonial enterprise
• An overview of Beijing’s counter-space capabilities
• The upcoming 70^th anniversary of the PRC

PETER HUESSY, Director for Strategic Deterrent Studies at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, Former Senior Defense Consultant at the National Defense University Foundation, Senior Fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council:

• The current state of the U.S. nuclear deterrent
• Why sustaining the Strategic Modernization Program is critical
• Dangers of China and Russia’s advancing capabilities

JOSEPH HUMIRE, Executive Director of the Center for a Secure Free Society, Former Director of Institute Relations at the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, Author of Iran’s Strategic Penetration of Latin America (2014):

• Iran’s subversive presence in Latin America
• Why Hezbollah must be designated a terrorist organization by all Latin American nations
• We must pay attention to the Lebanese diaspora

With Russ Dallen, Diana West, Bill Marshall and David Goldman

RUSS DALLEN, President & Editor in Chief at The Latin American Herald Tribune, Head of the international investment bank, Caracas Capital Markets, Served as President of Venezuela’s “The Daily Journal”:

• The demise of Venezuela at the hands of Maduro
• Consequences of Russia’s propping up of the Maduro regime
• The invoking of the Rio Treaty

DIANA WEST, Nationally syndicated columnist, Blogs at Dianawest.net, Author of Death of the Grown Up, American Betrayal and Red Thread: A Search for Ideological Drivers Inside the Anti-Trump Conspiracy:

• The latest manifestations of the assault on President Trump
• Dissecting the recent whistleblower claims
• Implications of the media’s existing echo-chamber
• Cultural Marxist’s indoctrination of American youth

BILL MARSHALL, Has been an intelligence analyst and investigator in the government, the private sector, and the non-profit sector for 30 years, Senior Investigator for Judicial Watch:

• An overview of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s background
• Are congressional ethics committees impactful?
• What launched the anti-Trump counterintelligence investigation?

DAVID GOLDMAN, Author of How Civilizations Die, Best known for his series of essays in the Asia Times under the pseudonym Spengler:

• The role Russia and Turkey played in Iran’s Saudi oil attack
• Dangers of Erdogan’s nuclear ambitions
• Why Turkey should no longer be considered a U.S. ally

With Dr. Harold Rhode

DR. HAROLD RHODE, Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Gatestone Institute, Former Turkish Desk Officer at the US Department of Defense, Author of Modern Islamic Warfare: An Ancient Doctrine Marches On (2017):

• President Trump’s remarks at the UN General Assembly
• The disconnect between the people of Iran and their leadership
• Why Iran is one of the most dangerous regimes on the planet

(PART TWO):

• An overview of recent attacks on Saudi’s oil facilities
• Dissecting the roots of Iran’s hatred for America
• The history of the Islamic Republic of Iran

(PART THREE):

• Iran’s role in the Muslim world
• How effective have sanctions been in countering Tehran’s aggression?
• The U.S. must stand in support with Iranian people

(PART FOUR):

• The threat Tehran poses to Israel
• Dangers of Iranian proxies active across the Middle East
• Should the U.S. respond kinetically to Iran?

With Fred Fleitz, Judge Jeanine Pirro, Gordon Chang and Claudia Rosett

FRED FLEITZ, President and CEO Center for Security Policy, Former CIA analyst, Former Chief of Staff for Amb. John Bolton in the State Dept., Author of The Coming North Korea Nuclear Nightmare: What Trump Must to Reverse Obama’s Strategic Patience (2018):

• Anti-Semitism, Defending Israel and the Trump Administration Panel
• The rise of anti-Semitism among the American Left
• Iran’s recent acts of aggression against Saudi oil facilities
• Europe’s resistance in condemning the JCPOA

JUDGE JEANINE PIRRO, Host of Justice with Judge Jeanine on Fox News, Author of four books, latest Radical, Resistance and Revenge:

• Consequences of the suppression of conservative speech
• The denial of the presumption of innocence
• The role of the press in the anti-Trump conspiracy

GORDON CHANG, The Daily Beast contributor, Author of The Coming Collapse of China and Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes on the World, Latest book: Losing South Korea (2019):

• The current state of the Hong Kong protests
• Is Trump taking the China threat seriously?
• Why the U.S. must stand in solidarity with protesters

CLAUDIA ROSETT, Foreign Affairs columnist at Forbes.com, Blogs at “The Rosett Report” at PJ Media:

• Upcoming anniversary of the People’s Republic of China
• Dangers of Xi Jinping’s long-term aims

With Anne Korin

ANNE KORIN, Co-Author with Gal Luft of De-Dollarization: The revolt against the dollar and the rise of a new financial world order, Co-Director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security:

• An overview of the Set America Free coalition
• Innovative ideas for enhancing America’s security posture
• Why diversifying our reliance on oil is critical

(PART TWO):

• Attack on Saudi oil facilities should be a wake-up call
• Why we should consider using natural gas in the transportation sector

(PART THREE):

• What does Iran’s attack on Saudi oil infrastructure indicate regarding our oil dependence?
• China’s aim to replace the U.S. dollar as global reserve currency
• Consequences of America’s huge and growing budget deficit

(PART FOUR):

• Dissecting the de-dollarizaiton surge
• What America must do to reserve it economic standing
• Long-term implications of crypto-currencies

With Caroline Glick and John Guandolo

CAROLINE GLICK, Center for Security Policy’s Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Affairs, Director of the David Horowitz Freedom Center’s Israel Security Project:

• What prompted Iranian attacks on Saudi oil facilities?
• How should the U.S. respond to Iran’s escalating aggressions?
• Prospects for a Saudi-UAE-Israel coalition to counter Tehran

(PART TWO):

• An overview of the Israeli election results
• Will Netanyahu be able to form a coalition?
• Debunking Israel’s “apartheid” label

JOHN GUANDOLO, President and Founder of Understandingthethreat.com, Veteran of Desert Storm, Former commanding officer of an FBI SWAT team, Designated “Subject Matter Expert” by FBI Headquarters and created and implemented the FBI’s first Counterterrorism Training program focused on the Muslim Brotherhood and the global Islamic movement, Author of new book, Islam’s Deception: The Truth About Sharia:

• Dissecting the roots of Sharia supremacy
• The significance of understanding the threat

(PART TWO):

• The tradecraft of the Muslim Brotherhood
• Implications of Sharia blasphemy restrictions
• The effort to suppress conservative speech

With Gregory Wrightstone and Robert Charles

GREGORY WRIGHTSTONE, Author of Inconvenient Facts: The Science That Al Gore Doesn’t Want You to Know, Geologist for 35 years:

• The nature of the climate change that is taking place
• Are climate variations extraordinary in relation to earth’s history?

(PART TWO):

• Is the current warming trend significant?
• Natural factors that give rise to climate change

(PART THREE):

• Dissecting the perceived increase of hurricanes
• An overview of the political bias entrenched in the climate change debate

ROBERT CHARLES, Former Assistant Secretary of State at the State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs in the Bush Administration, Author of Eagles and Evergreens:

• President Trump appoints Robert O’Brien as new National Security Advisor
• Implications of Iranian attack on Saudi oil infrastructure
• How should the administration respond to Iranian aggressions?

With Fred Fleitz, Gordon Chang, Kevin Freeman and Diana West

FRED FLEITZ, President and CEO Center for Security Policy, Former CIA analyst, Former Chief of Staff for Amb. John Bolton in the State Dept., Author of The Coming North Korea Nuclear Nightmare: What Trump Must to Reverse Obama’s Strategic Patience (2018):

• Real challenges within the U.S. intelligence community
• We must defend the integrity of the 2020 elections
• Implications of the weaponization of intelligence
• How should Trump respond to Iran’s attack on Saudi oil facilities?

GORDON CHANG, The Daily Beast contributor, Author of The Coming Collapse of China and Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes on the World, Latest book: Losing South Korea (2019):

• The latest developments in Hong Kong
• Prospects for a U.S.-China trade deal
• Reviewing the agenda of South Kora’s new Justice Minister

KEVIN FREEMAN, Senior Fellow at the Center for Security Policy, Host of Economic War Room on TheBlaze TV, Author of “Game Plan” and “Secret Weapon”:

• China’s effort to replace the dollar as reserve currency
• Consequences of the ‘thrift savings plan’
• The significance of acquiring a secure energy network

DIANA WEST, Nationally syndicated columnist, Blogs at Dianawest.net, Author of Death of the Grown Up, American Betrayal and Red Thread: A Search for Ideological Drivers Inside the Anti-Trump Conspiracy:

• Dissecting the Race Editor at the New York Times
• Chinese influence operations in the U.S.
• How Beijing spreads misinformation in American newspapers

With Bill Gertz

BILL GERTZ, Author of Deceiving the Sky – Inside China’s Drive for Global Supremacy (2019), Senior editor at the Washington Free Beacon, Inside the Ring columnist at the Washington Times:

• The reality of the Chinese threat
• The functioning of the Chinese Communist Party
• Xi Jinping’s long-term global ambitions

(PART TWO):

• Why America’s engagement policy with China has failed
• Implications of the Clinton administration’s Beijing relationship
• An overview of China’s predatory trade practices

(PART THREE):

• One Belt One Road Imitative: a neocolonial enterprise
• Dissecting the PRC’s “unrestricted warfare” strategy against the U.S.
• Has President Trump’s China policy been successful?

(PART FOUR)

• How the China lobby establishes influence operations in the U.S.
• Recommendations for what we must do to defend ourselves against the PRC threat
• Why the Trump administration must declare China is an adversary

With Robert Spalding

ROBERT SPALDING, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute, Author of Stealth War: How China Took Over While America’s Elite Slept (Avaliable October 1, 2019), Former Special Assistant to the U.S. Air Force Vice Chief of Staff, Former Military Fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations, Former Chief China strategist for the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the Joint Staff at the Pentagon, Former Senior Defense Official and Defense Attache to China in Beijing, China Former Senior Director for Strategic Planning at the National Security Council:

• The origins of the Chinese Communist Party
• Dissecting the PRC’s long-term global ambitions

(PART TWO):

• The Belt and Road Initiative: a neocolonial enterprise
• An overview of Xi Jinping’s “digital silk road”
• Beijing’s aggressive actions in the South China Sea
• Dangers of China’s monopoly of rare earth minerals

(PART THREE):

• What is the “White List”?
• Consequences of Beijing’s influence operations in the U.S.
• Has President Trump’s China policy been successful?

(PART FOUR):

• The significance of Trump’s National Security Strategy
• Why the U.S. must reinvigorate our nuclear triad