Securing America with Frank Gaffney Podcast

TOM COLE, Congressman of the 4th District of Oklahoma, discusses the recent change in U.S. policy with regards to the civil war in Syria and speaks towards the capability of the U.S. military after recent budget and training cuts. JOHN HANNAH, of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, reflects on yesterday's announcement by the Obama administration that it considers the Syrian government to have crossed a "red line" through its use of chemical weapons. FRED GRANDY, of the Center for Security Policy, talks about U.S. intervention in Syria and evaluates whether or not it is the right course of action to take. He also looks as the  recently announced scandal within the State Department of government officials’ partaking in prostitutes, as well as the on going failure of the media to act as a governmental watch dog. BILL GERTZ, of the Washington Free Beacon, analyzes the damage done by Edward Snowden’s release of classified information as well as looks to other matters of national security including; the recent Chinese submit, Chinese cyber attacks and the military and nuclear capabilities of the U.S.

JOHN BOLTON, former Ambassador and Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, talks about the appointment of Samantha Power to UN Ambassador and the problems this will have on America and its' foreign policy.  He also touches on other issues of importance to national security; including NSA data collection and President Obama’s upcoming trip to Germany to discuss  further “De-Nuclearization” of the US. FRED FLEITZ of LIGNET.com gives his analysis on the NSA leaks, and argues that much of the backlash comes from an American public that is already on edge with the Obama administration thanks to the many other recent scandals. ELAINE DONNELLY, founder and president of the Center for Military Readiness, talks about sexual assaults in the military. She specifically examines the rising prevalence of sexual assaults that occur between men. RYAN MAURO, of Clarion Project.org, looks at the results of a recent Pew poll conducted in Egypt that show there is still growing support for Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood in the country, despite the setbacks the group has had in the recent past.

With Bill Harlow, Diana West, Marc Thiessen, Dr. Emanuele Ottolenghi BILL HARLOW, of Bill Harlow Communications and co-author of “Hard Measures,” talks about NSA data collection and the legality of the issue. DIANA WEST, author of the new book "American Betrayal," argues that by seeing every American as a potential threat and targeting their privacy through the NSA data-collection program, the government is missing the real threat of radical Islamism. MARC THIESSEN, of the Washington Post and fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, talks about his recent book “Courting Disaster: How the CIA Kept America Safe and How Barack Obama Is Inviting the Next Attack” and its relevance to NSA data collection, looking in depth at the legality of connecting the dots between potential terroristsand the recent NSA director’s statements. DR. EMANUELE OTTOLENGHI, of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies explains the meaning of the Iranian election process and discusses the research he has led on a major covert program of sanctions circumvention by the Iranian auto industry of procuring duel-use systems for its nuclear program for several years.

With Bill Harlow, Diana West, March Thiessen, Dr. Emanuele Ottolenghi BILL HARLOW, of Bill Harlow Communications and co-author of “Hard Measures,” talks about NSA data collection and the legality of the issue. DIANA WEST, author of the new book "American Betrayal," argues that by seeing every American as a potential threat and targeting their privacy through the NSA data-collection program, the government is missing the real threat of radical Islamism. MARC THIESSEN, of the Washington Post and fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, talks about his recent book “Courting Disaster: How the CIA Kept America Safe and How Barack Obama Is Inviting the Next Attack” and its relevance to NSA data collection, looking in depth at the legality of connecting the dots between potential terroristsand the recent NSA director’s statements. DR. EMANUELE OTTOLENGHI, of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies explains the meaning of the Iranian election process and discusses the research he has led on a major covert program of sanctions circumvention by the Iranian auto industry of procuring duel-use systems for its nuclear program for several years.

RALPH PETERS, of The New York Post talks about his latest book “Hell Or Richmond”. He takes a look at the recent shake up of the political appointments of Susan Rice and Samantha Power and what this means for U.S. interests within the UN and abroad. CAROLINE GLICK of the Center for Security Policy critiques President Obama's nomination of Samantha Power as US Ambassador to the UN in light of her past remarks about the possible need for military intervention in Israel. ANDY McCARTHY, of National Review, takes a legal approach to explain the recent NSA collection while looking deeper at what is truly protected by the 4^th Amendment. JOSEPH SCHMITZ, of the Center for Security Policy and former Inspector General, examines some of the most interesting points from his latest book, The Inspector General Handbook, including the details behind his allegations that Obama and Clinton have made deliberate efforts to keep fully constituted Inspector Generals from being appointed to vacant positions for over 4 years.

SHAUN WATERMAN, of the Washington Times, talks about NSA data collection and its legality. He also looks at Edward Snowden’s escape to Hong Kong as well as talks about the former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and his choice to leak government documents. GORDON CHANG of Forbes.com, shows what can be learned about the recent US-China summit in California based on what was and was not said regarding it. Namely, that the South China Sea and cyberwarfare were not topics of conversation. DEAN CHENG, of the Heritage Foundation, discusses the recent “shirtsleeves” US-China summit and looks at the recent Chinese assertion over the South China Sea, Chinese hacking, and the Chinese government’s relationship with its' military. TULIN DALOGLU, of Turkish Al-Monitor.com, joins Frank for a candid discussion on events that have unfolded in Turkey and what direction these protests are moving the country in.

CHRISTIAN WHITON, of the DC International Advisory and former State Department Senior Advisor, gives context to President Obama’s recently announced appointment of Susan Rice to National Security Advisor. BILL GERTZ, of the Washington Free Beacon, discusses  the summit between President Obama and his Chinese counterpart President Xi Jinping. DANIEL PIPES, President of the Middle East Forum, gives a historians perspective on Samantha Power’s appointment as UN Ambassador and what that means for future action within Syria. Frank and Daniel also discuss  Sunni and Shiite conflicts, and the recent uprising in Turkey. Senior adviser for the Menges Hemispheric Security Project at the Center for Security Policy, LUIS FlEISCHMAN, talks about his new book “Latin America in the Post Chavez Era: The Security Threat to the United States.” He gives an overview of whether or not Venezuela is still stuck in a post-Chavez era as well as an analysis on some of the most important topics currently found in the media including; the Venezuelan State Ministry’s newly released statement detailing their outlook on American-Venezuelan relations as well as the recently released State Department’s 2012 counter terrorism report.

PATRICK POOLE, of PJ Media, joins Frank for a special one hour show to discuss his newly released Gloria Center report titled “Blind to Terror: The U.S. Government's Disastrous Muslim Outreach Efforts and the Impact on U.S. Middle East Policy”. Over the hour Patrick and Frank delve deeper into the ongoing penetration of America by radical Islamists groups including their ability to sway American Middle East foreign policy towards their own Islamic agendas. During the hour, Patrick also discusses with Frank how the very organizations and foreign nationals the government and the media once called out for their links to terrorism, are being and have been used in advisory roles within the U.S. government. Some of the most notable cases of this include, Ghulam Nabi Fai and Nadal Hasson, both of whom are now serving federal sentences for their work with foreign and terrorist actors.

RICHARD FISHER of International Assessment Strategy Center, talks about the current build-up of the Chinese military and their aggressive territorial actions in the North Sea and how he believes this points towards the startling revelation that the United States is currently engaged in a Cold War with China.  He also gives a brief prediction of what might happen at the upcoming weekend summit between President Obama and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. HENRY NAU, professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs, looks back on Tom Donilin's tenure as Obama's national security advisor, and what can be expected when Susan Rice fills that position, based on her own track record as the US's Ambassador to the UN. Retired Weapons Sergeant of US Army Special Forces, JIM HANSON, of blackfive.net, talks military sexual assault based on the latest Senate report. He also discusses Private Bradley Manning’s trial on Wiki leaks as well as Nidal Hasan’s trial and his newly adopted defense of murder justified by Islam. DIANA WEST of The Death of The Grown Up and author of new book America Betrayal, discusses the failure by the American government to divulge the truth about the dangers of radical Islam as well as discusses the continuing integration of Sharia Law into American law, specifically looking at the case of the Fort Hood mastermind, Nidal Hasan.

ROGER NORIEGA of American Enterprise Institute, in response to a new State Department report recently released, talks terrorists in the Western Hemisphere and Hezbollah’s actions south of the border. DEAN CHENG of the Heritage Foundation's Asian Studies Center remarks on the recent US government report that openly accuses the Chinese of cyber-espionage, as well as China's announcement that it considers much of the South China Sea to be not just its exclusive economic zone, but its territorial waters—a possession which would give China the say over whether ships can sail through one of the most-trafficked waters in the world. ANDY MCCARTHY of the National Review Online, gives a brief analysis on a variety of some of the biggest issues that the US is facing toward including the seeping in of Sharia law into American law, McCain's recent visit to Syria and how he views this as the start of a campaign to embroil the United States into another war. HENRY SOKOLSKI, Executive Director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center, explains why shifting American policy towards foreign countries seeking nuclear material is causing anger and confusion among the US Congress and American public.