Securing America with Frank Gaffney Podcast

We Need More Kenny Bialkins

This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute.

There’s no good time for our country to lose a man like Kenneth Bialkin.  This happens, however, to be a particularly bad moment, as the American Jewish community and Israel’s friends in this country of all faiths and political philosophies are in urgent need of a steady, experienced and respected leader.

Sadly, Kenny Bialkin’s recent passing deprives us of his passionate advocacy for what is best about this country and the Jewish State – their shared commitment to the exercise and defense of freedom. Today, this bond is under vicious assault, notably from anti-Semitic partisans intent on using economic weapons to delegitimize, weaken and ultimately destroy Israel.

Let’s pray that the goodness, decency and strategic acumen that informed Mr. Bialkin’s leadership of myriad organizations and his generous philanthropy that supported countless more will find new champions inspired by Kenny’s shining example.

This is Frank Gaffney.

With David Goldman, Diana West, Kevin Freeman and Peter Pry

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

• Iranian proxies pose increasing threat to Israel in Syria
• Dangerous implications of Tehran’s possible warhead capabilities
• Why the absence of U.S. troops in the Middle East could be detrimental

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 true narrative of America’s origin
• Consequences of the radicalization of the Left
• Online-extremism and the “After-Charlottesville” project
• Ideological drivers behind the anti-Trump conspiracy

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”:

• Are we still underwriting the growing threat from communist China?
• Beijing’s penetration of our capital markets
• How the “thrift-savings” plan has been funding Chinese activities
• Implications of a no-deal Brexit

PETER PRY, Executive Director of the Task Force on National and Homeland Security and Director of the U.S. Nuclear Strategy Forum, both Congressional Advisory Boards, Served on the Congressional EMP Commission, the Congressional Strategic Posture Commission, the House Armed Services Committee, and the CIA:

• Why does EPRI refuse to recognize the reality of the EMP threat?
• The vulnerability of the U.S. electric grid
• The significance of President Trump’s acknowledgement of the EMP threat

With Dr. Jason Hill

DR. JASON HILL, Professor, Department of Philosophy at DePaul University, Author of We Have Overcome: An Immigrants Letter to the American People:

• The perspective of a legal immigrant
• What makes America great?
• Dangers of the growing red-green axis in our country

(PART TWO):

• Dissecting the notion that America is still a racist nation
• Implications of identity politics in America
• Countering the mainstream narrative of our founders

(PART THREE):

• Consequences of cultural and economic jihadism in America
• Prospects of the destruction of Western civilization
• Radical organizations on college campuses

(PART FOUR):

• Why Israel has every right to defend itself
• The significance of the U.S.-Israel partnership
• Why we must remain wary of political correctness

With Robert Charles, Gordon Chang, Peter Pry and Sam Faddis

With Robert Charles, Gordon Chang, Peter Pry and Sam Faddis

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:

• Xi’s militarization of the South China Sea
• Why the U.S. government must avoid investing in anything tied to the Chinese Defense Industry
• The advisability of Trump’s possible purchase of Greenland

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):

• Dissecting President Trump’s Beijing policy
• Prospects for a successful U.S.-China trade deal
• What would a U.S.-Japan trade deal mean for the Transpacific Partnership?

PETER PRY, Executive Director of the Task Force on National and Homeland Security and Director of the U.S. Nuclear Strategy Forum, both Congressional Advisory Boards, Served on the Congressional EMP Commission, the Congressional Strategic Posture Commission, the House Armed Services Committee, and the CIA:

• The threat of North Korea’s EMP capabilities
• Why EPRI refuses to recognize the true vulnerability of the U.S. electric grid
• How President Trump can overcome resistance without the Department of Energy

SAM FADDIS, Former CIA Ops Officer, Spent twenty years as an Operations officer in the Middle East, South Asia and Europe, Former Candidate for Congress, Senior Subject Matter Expert at Axon/Lockheed Martin, Author of Beyond Repair: The Decline and Fall of the CIA (2009):

• The reconfiguring of the traditional alliances
• The impact of Saudi-Israeli-American cooperation in countering Iran
• Consequences of Turkey and Qatar’s aggressive actions towards the U.S.

With Peter Huessy, Stephen Blank, Yoram Ettinger and Charles Jacobs

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:

• Beijing’s growing nuclear arsenal
• Consequences of South Korea’s enabling of Pyongyang
• The reality of the Chinese threat

STEPHEN BLANK, Senior Fellow for Russia at the American Foreign Policy Council, 26 Years of Experience as a professor of National Security Studies at the Strategic Studies Institute of U.S. Army War College:

• Putin’s ‘Sky-fall nuclear powered cruise missile
• Russia-China strategic partnership against the West
• Dissecting Putin’s long-term agenda

AMB. YORAM ETTINGER, Former Minister for Congressional Affairs at Israel’s Embassy in DC Consultant to Israeli and US legislators:

• The rise of anti-Semitism globally
• Israel’s decision to ban Reps. Omar and Tlaib from entering the country
• Implications of China investing in Israel

CHARLES JACOBS, President of American Anti-Slavery Group, President of Americans for Peace and Tolerance:

• Analyzing Farrakhan’s hidden relationship
• The current practice of slavery in Muslim lands

With Luis Fleischman, Matt Brodsky and Caroline Glick

With Luis Fleischman, Matt Brodsky and Caroline Glick

LUIS FLEISCHMAN, Advisor for the Menges Hemispheric Security Project at the Center for Security Policy, Author of “Latin America in the Post-Chavez Era: The Threat to U.S. Security,” Adjunct Professor at Florida Atlantic University:

• Who is propping up the Maduro regime at the moment?
• An overview of President Trump’s Venezuela policy
• Cuba’s geo-political interest in preserving Maduro’s reign
• The significance of recent primary election in Argentina

MATT BRODKY, Senior Fellow, Security Studies Group, Senior Analyst in Wikistrat’s Analytic Community, Former Director of Policy for the Jewish Policy Center for Security Policy:

• Israel’s decision to bar Reps. Omar and Tlaib from entering the country
• Tlaib’s rejection of Netanyahu’s humanitarian exception
• The radicalization of the Jewish democratic base

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, Senior Contributing Editor at The Jerusalem Post:

• Implications of the Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) movement
• Omar and Tlaib’s blatant anti-Semitism
• Why Trump’s support for Israel is so critical

(PART TWO):

• President Trump’s comments on Reps. Omar and Tlaib’s press conference
• How American Jews are being betrayed by radicalized democrats

With Erik Prince and Stephen Young

ERIK PRINCE, Former U.S. Navy Seal Officer, Founder of Blackwater USA, now known as Academi and served as CEO until 2009, Author of Inside Blackwater: The True Story of the World’s Most Controversial Company by the Man Who Founded It (2008), Author of Civilian Warriors: The Inside Story of Blackwater and the Unsung Heroes of the War (2013):

• Dissecting President Trump’s Afghanistan policy
• Why unconventional solutions in dealing with Afghanistan should be considered
• Issues with the present negotiating approach 

STEPHEN YOUNG, Global Executive Director of Caux Round Table for Moral Capitalism, Author of Moral Capitalism and The Road to Moral Capitalism, Served as Assistant Dean at the Harvard law School 

• Lessons to be learned from U.S. involvement in Vietnam
• Why surrender and defeat are unacceptable regarding Afghanistan
• The making of the ‘CORDS’ program

(PART TWO):

• An overview of Bunker’s 7 step plan
• Strategic recommendations regarding the future of Afghanistan

(PART THREE):

• How to apply the CORDS program to Afghanistan effectively
• Why using local mechanisms is essential to long-term success
• Why top down development doesn’t work well in

 

With Fred Fleitz, Claudia Rosett, Peter Huessy and Todd Bensman

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):

• Omar Ilhan and Rashida Tlaib barred from entering Israel
• The rise of anti-Semitism in America
• Why Netanyahu’s decision to prohibit entry was valid
• Dissecting the implications of the BDS movement

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

• The current state of Hong Kong protests
• Why the U.S. should stand in solidarity with Hong Kong
• The repressive nature of Xi Jinping’s totalitarian regime

TODD BENSMAN, Senior Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies:

• What is the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy and is it effective?
• The current crisis at the U.S. southern border
• Why we should focus on extra-continental migrants

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:

• Putin’s nuclear powered ‘Sky-fall’ missile
• Dangers of the modernization of Russia’s nuclear arsenal
• Has the U.S. fallen behind in the advancement of weapons?

With Jason Hill, Gordon Chang and Joe Bosco

JASON HILL, Professor, Department of Philosophy at DePaul University, Author of We Have Overcome: An Immigrants Letter to the American People:

• Does Israel have the right to annex the West Bank?
• Surrogates for Hamas on college campuses
• The rise of jihadism in America

(PART TWO):

• Implications of the presence of Marxism in our education systems
• Dangers of the Red-Green Axis
• Dissecting the Islamic Society of North America

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 significance of the rising number of protestors in Hong Kong
• U.S. to issue 3-month extension to Huawei
• How Moon Jae In is perpetuating divisions in south Korean society

JOE BOSCO, Former China Country Director, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Member of the U.S.-China task force at the Center for National Interest:

• Have China and the U.S. reached a point of no return?
• How the U.S. can impact Xi’s calculus

With Grant Newsham, Harold Rhode and Bill Marshall

GRANT NEWSHAM, Senior Research Fellow at Japan Forum for Strategic Studies:

• Dissecting the current state of the Hong Kong protests
• Prospects of a violent crackdown on protestors
• Implications of Xi Jinping’s surveillance technology

(PART TWO):

• Why the U.S. must stand ins solidarity with Hong Kong
• The success of President Trump’s China policy
• Is America doing enough to support Taiwan’s defense efforts?
• China’s defacto control of the South China Sea

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):

• Israel bars Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering
• An overview of the Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) movement
• Ominous developments on the Persian Gulf

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:

• Details on the anti-Trump conspiracy
• Shady figures behind the attempted coup plot
• What role did Bruce and Nellie Ohr play in the Trump-Russia collusion narrative?