Securing America with Frank Gaffney Podcast

MARK SCNEIDER, a senior analyst with the National Institute for Public Policy, compares what Russia's modernized and America-proofed missile defense system will look like int 2020 to America's own nuclear deterrent.

The author of The Control Factor: Our Struggle to See the True Threat, BILL SIEGEL, explains the mental gap that keeps America from completely understanding, and thus, being able to defend ourselves, from our real Islamist enemy.

DIANA WEST, syndicated columnist and author of American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character, exposes how money from jihad-supporting governments is being used to turn the public-opinion tide in American communities, and raises a few vital questions that CIA Director nominee John Brennan should be asked concerning his Saudi ties.

From the National Review Online, ANDY McCARTHY wonders what will happen to the CIA under the leadership of John Brennan, and explains why a progressive, ideological foreign policy can not work in a world where your enemies will act to further their own interests.

MATTHEW CONTINETTI, editor in chief of the Washington Free Beacon, exposes Chuck Hagel's many deficiencies that should prevent him from becoming the next Secretary of Defense, and is skeptical of the media's malfeasance in not exposing said deficiencies to the public. From the Jerusalem Post, CAROLINE GLICK, predicts that Obama's agenda for his upcoming trip to Israel will be to attempt to push an agreement between the PLO and Israel, but Obama doesn't realize that there is no Palestinian leadership that will cut a deal with Israel at this point. CHRISTIAN ADAMS, from the Election Law Center and author of Injustice: Exposing the Racial Agenda of the Obama Justice Department, exposes the plebiscite campaign that would deny any non-native Chamorros in Guam the right to vote in elections, putting at risk this highly strategic American outpost in the Pacific. ROWAN SCARBOROUGH, a reporter from The Washington Times, speculates on how the Pentagon will cut $46 billion from their budget, and explains how Hagel's nomination has survived to this point considering the plethora of discrediting information that has been discovered about him.

With General Jack Keane (Ret.), Michael Davidson, Reggie Littlejohn, and Gordon Chang Remember Afghanistan? What will become of U.S. investment in its stability?  Retired Four Star General JACK KEANE describes the consequences of our flawed policy in Afghanistan in stark terms. Former CIA Clandestine Services officer MICHAEL DAVIDSON gives his take on the snubbing of new Secretary of State John Kerry by his Russian counterpart, arguing that Putin and his fellow-KGB alums are purposely making a show of their displeasure with the United States. What can we believe about human right's news on China's one child policy?  REGGIE LITTLEJOHN of Women's Rights Without Frontiers deciphers the reporting from the reality. GORDON CHANG of forbes.com predicts that despite the lack of demographics sense China's One Child Policy makes, the regime will keep it in order to maintain control. Based on China's growing aggressiveness, Chang also believes that once sequestration goes into effect, shortly after it will be reversed for the Pentagon in order to meet its military needs in East Asia.

With Fred Grandy, Rep. Mike Turner, James Woolsey, Bill Gertz. FRED GRANDY of the Center for Security Policy reflects on yesterday's Senate filibuster of Chuck Hagel, and gives his reasoning for why Hagel is likely to be confirmed in the end--even despite the video from Rutgers that has just come to light. Congressman MIKE TURNER of Ohio discusses the ever-looming threat of sequestration, as well as the State of the Union Address, which Turner says would have included talk of a scaling-back of our nuclear force, if not for the North Korean nuclear test that had just occurred. Former CIA Director JAMES WOOLSEY points out that one of the major problems with the Obama administration's approach to foreign policy and national security is refusing to accept the idea that religion can promote violence. Washington Times reporter BILL GERTZ discusses President Obama's new cybersecurity executive order, and expresses his relief that the administration has finally realized that the United States is basically fighting a low level, covert war, even though the order itself is unlikely to prove much of a help.

With Fred Fleitz, Reza Khalili, Riki Ellison, and Dan Goure. FRED FLEITZ of Lignet.com, discusses the newly-surfaced Chuck Hagel speech in which he is said to have claimed that the "State Department is controlled by the Israelis." REZA KHALILI, a former CIA agent in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, talks about the relationship between Iran and North Korea, and how they are working together on nuclear technology. RIKI ELLISON, founder of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance, explains the implications of the successful "launch on remote" targeting of a missile using Space Tracking Surveillance System-Demonstrators (STSS-D) satellites. DAN GOURE, vice president of the Lexington Institute, discusses the way in which various government agencies are accepting the inevitable and finally beginning to prepare for sequestration.

With Diana West, Steven Bucci, Patrick Christy, and Jim Hanson. DIANA WEST, author of the upcoming American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character, analyzes what President Obama's State of the Union yesterday means for America's future, and exposes a sparsely discussed, but crucial detail concerning  President Obama on the night of the Benghazi attack. From the Heritage Foundation, STEVEN BUCCI reveals how President Obama's "light footprint" for military affairs would be hollowed out by sequestration, and explains President Obama's executive order on on cyber security. PATRICK CHRISTY, a senior analyst from the Foreign Policy Initiative, stresses the importance of Turkey to America's interest in the Middle East, encouraging the current administration to try to ensure that Turkey turns to the West over other allies in the region. JIM HANSON, from blackfive.net, reflects on the tragic irony of former SEAL Chris Kyle's death, pays respects to Staff Sergeant Romesha for his courage that led to him receiving the Medal of Honor, and weighs in on Obama's policy of blowing terrorists to "their atomic bits" instead of capturing them for questioning.

ADM. JAMES "ACE" LYONS, President and CEO of Lion Associates LLC, warns of the impending threats that are China and North Korea, and describes the greatly reduced state of our military if sequestration were to take effect. BARRY RUBIN, the director of the GLORIA center, reports on the State of the World over the past four years, and reveals how the current administration has helped create and sustain Islamist, anti-American regimes in several countries all over the Middle East. From the founder of Inter-American Security Watch, ROGER NORIEGA exposes how Iran has infiltrated the Western hemisphere with close relations in Argentina and Venezuela, and marvels at how the Obama administration could deny America oil independence if they don't approve the Keystone pipeline through Canada, one of our most trusted allies. ANDY McCARTHY, from the National Review Online and author of Spring Fever: The Illusion of Islamic Democracy, describes the dereliction of duty that contributed to the Benghazi crisis, and wonders why we even bother with Senate appointment hearings when even the most incompetent of nominees, Chuck Hagel, can still get approved despite betraying his lack of qualifications.

LT. GEN. JERRY BOYKIN, former US Deputy Undersecretary of  Defense for Intelligence, explains why he doesn't support Chuck Hagel and John Brennan's nominations. Hagel does not take a firm enough line on Iran, and Brennan fails to understand that fundamentalist ideology is what motivates terrorists. Boykin also forecasts the "hollowing out" of the military from sequestration, and talks about the death of the American ethos that no soldier, dead or alive, is left behind. From the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, SEBASTIAN GORKA critiques the lack of understanding that we have about the ideology that drives our enemies in the war on terror, and references the Cold War ideological battle as a frame work for how to win a war of ideas. ADAM KREDO, a senior writer for the Washington Free Beacon, explains how sequestration will "hollow out the military," and illuminates the reasons why the vote on Hagel's nomination was delayed. From forbes.com, GORDON CHANG takes a tour through Asia explaining how the weakening Chinese economy and disarray in the political system is creating a formula for war, how many countries in Asia are devaluing their currencies, and how Chinese cyber-warfare is costing America millions every year.

With Dan Goure, Fred Grandy, Douglas Murray, Bill Gertz. Vice President of the Lexington Institute DAN GOURE gives an in-depth explanation of how sequestration cuts will hurt the United States' military and create a cycle in which our inability to replenish our forces will embolden our enemies, whom we will then be unprepared to confront. Former Congressman FRED GRANDY offers up his opinions on the spurious excuses made in yesterday's hearing on the Benghazi attack. Why, for instance, couldn't F-16s been used to disperse the crowd simply by flying overhead? DOUGLAS MURRAY, Associate Director of the Henry Jackson Center, talks with Frank about the assassination attempt against Lars Hedegaard, which he considers an "appalling attempt" to stop our freedom of expression. Yet, as Murray points out, the usual defenders of free speech are not speaking out about the incident--rather, some feel that perhaps Hedegaard simply shouldn't have said anything in the first place. Washington Times national security editor BILL GERTZ explains his theory that CIA personnel were in Benghazi to begin with because of a proposed plan to arm Syrian rebels, which President Obama ended up rejecting. Gertz also expresses his frustration that so much of the John Brennan hearing was focused on drones, when the bigger issue is Brennan's refusal to identify Islamist extremists as the enemy.

Congressman MIKE TURNER of Ohio explains the effects that Chuck Hagel's policies advocating the reduction of America's nuclear arsenal would have on America's safety and security were he to be nominated for Secretary of Defense. Former Ambassador to the OAS, ROGER NORIEGA, covers a litany of intrigue in the Americas including the Mexican struggle against the cartels, Chinese economic influence in Latin America, and Iranian Venezuelan money laundering.

MARK KRIKORIAN expresses his fear that Republicans, who see a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants as being too rewarding, will be tricked into reaching a middle ground of giving them permanent worker status.

FRED FLEITZ, managing editor of LIGNET, predicts that despite rumors to the contrary, Egypt will not try to get a nuclear program with Iran's help any time soon because it is so dependent on international aid.