Securing America with Frank Gaffney Podcast

With Adam Kredo, Suzanne Scholte, Cliff Kincaid, and John Yoo. Senior writer from the Washington Free Beacon, ADAM KREDO, critiques Chuck Hagel's incompetent Senate performance, and reports on Hagel's refusal to produce financial documents for over 200 past speeches. Kredo also predicts that John Brennan will be severely questioned regarding the recently leaked memo on drone warfare. SUZANNE SCHOLTE, the president of the Defense Forum Foundation, reports that the North Korea regime is preparing for its own demise as regime leaders scramble for cash and build reservoirs to flood illegal prisoner of war camps. Director of the Accuracy in Media Center for Investigative Journalism, CLIFF KINCAID, exposes the truth behind the blatantly illegal purchase of Current TV by Al Jazeera, a news source owned by a state that sponsors terrorism, and tells what is being done to stop this illegal transaction. JOHN YOO, law professor at UC Berkley, illuminates the recently leaked memo concerning the ethics behind drone killings, and discusses the difference between due process laws that apply to citizens at home and the rules of war. He connects this difference back to how the Obama administration prefers drone strike killings to capturing and interrogating terrorists in order to avoid the Guantanamo Bay issues that arise.

DIANA WEST, author of The Death of the Grown Up, reports on the shooting of Lars Hedegaard, renowned Danish investigative journalist, at his home in Copenhagen. The shooter was reportedly 'Arab,' and the near-tragedy ties into the debate about free speech and the fight against Islamist censorship in the media. MONICA CROWLEY, New York Post columnist and author of What the Bleep Just Happened?, analyzes how Chuck Hagel's Senate hearing clearly showed that he is incompetent for the job of Secretary of Defense, and how his ideology when combined with Obama's policy will lead to devastating defense cuts and America's retraction on the global scene. ROBERT SPENCER, director of Jihad Watch, discusses how Hillary Clinton finally 'let the cat out of the bag' about the jihadist threat that the Obama administration has previously denied was real, and analyzes how Al Goreeza will effectively become a propagandist arm of the Islamist agenda in America. Former federal prosecutor ANDY McCARTHY explains the reasoning behind his belief that if the Central Intelligence Agency is going to become a purely politicized institution, it is better to not have it at all—especially if John Brennan is leading it.

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON, of the Hoover Institute, postulates why Obama is changing over 65 years of American foreign policy to remove the US from its preeminent place in international relations, and explains the reasoning behind Obama's progressive move to cut defense spending to fund entitlement programs. AMB. JOHN BOLTON, former US ambassador to the UN, analyzes the fallout from Chuck Hagel's Senate hearing, and explains that nuclear deterrence won't work against an enemy who believes that such destruction would lead to paradisaical glory. MICHAEL RUBIN, from the American Enterprise Institute, explains how Egypt is on the brink of becoming a failed state, how Turkey is not an American ally, and how Al Qaeda has planted its roots in the Syrian rebellion leading to disastrous consequences for Israel no matter the outcome of the current conflict. GORDON CHANG, from forbes.com, interprets the war-talk coming from Chinese officials, combined with recent increased isolation in Tibet, and aggression over disputed islands as a warning to America of China's desire for a war in the near future.

Richard Miniter  guest hosts. Former Iowa Congressman, FRED GRANDY, covers the Hagel hearings in terms of U.S. relations to Israel, Egypt, and the Muslim Brotherhood.   Will the U.S. watch the Islamists repress political opposition in Egypt as they did in Iran in 2009? MAX BOOT, author of the newly published book Invisible Armies, goes into depth on why the U.S. was initially so unprepared for fighting guerrilla forces in Afghanistan, despite its lengthy experience with similar combat in Vietnam. Boot also expresses his concern for what will become of Afghanistan if U.S. troops withdraw substantially from the country. Washington Times reporter ROWAN SCARBOROUGH explains how the success of the attack on the American consulate in Benghazi last year can in great part be blamed on the lack of planning by the U.S. government for such a situation. Because no plan of response had been established for an Islamist-backed mob in Northern Africa, the Africa Command had no quick reaction forces with which it could protect the consulate. Heritage Foundation expert on Strategic Issues MICHAELA BENDIKOVA sets the record straight on Chuck Hagel’s obfuscations on nuclear forces and arms control. In reference to a nuclear policy recommendation report he co-authored for the Global Zero advocacy group which promotes reductions in the U.S. nuclear arsenal, Michaela clarifies,  “He was very adamant that the report doesn’t say that the United States should take these steps unilaterally.  It does."

CAROLINE GLICK, of The Jerusalem Post, reports on a recent Israeli air-strike near the Syria/Lebanon border, exposes how the Obama administration unsuccessfully meddled in the Israeli election, and wonders why America would willingly arm its potential enemies in Egypt. BILL ROGGIO, from the longwarjournal.com, offers his gloom prediction of what will happen if the United States military leaves only a token force behind in Afghanistan. Namely, territory that Americans fought and died for will be swiftly retaken by Al Qaeda. The small number of remaining American soldiers will also be a constant target for jihadist attacks, yet unable to adequately defend themselves. FRED FLEITZ, managing editor of Lignet, predicts what form retaliation from Syria and Iran for Israeli's air-strike will take, and explains Al Qaeda 3.0, the new more-mobile and adaptive form of Al Qaeda operating all over the world. JIM HANSON, from blakfive.net, takes a more optimistic view on pending budget cuts for defense organizations, and hopes that Americans will rally behind their second amendment right to bear arms.

ROSEMARY JENKS, the director of government relations of Numbers USA, explains the new "Amnesty 2.0"  immigration bill, showing that, "this isn't actually a plan; it's s wish-list for interest groups", and condemning Republican folly that this bill will help them gain the Hispanic vote. BARRY RUBIN, director of the GLORIA Center, speculates whether or not the Egyptian military will support the supposedly "moderate" Muslim Brotherhood regime in Egypt. Rubin also discusses how the Israeli election results reveal that Israel did not elect an Obama-style government. CHRISTIAN WHITON, the principal at DC International Advisory LLC, critiques the legacy that Hillary Clinton's supporters are trying to build for her. The successes they point to, Whiton claims, at best made no change to the status quo, and at worst were in fact utter failures. DIANA WEST, author of The Death of the Grown-Up, reviews Hillary Clinton's Senate hearing, and wonders how the administration can ignore the clear black flag of jihad and try to convince America that Al Qaeda's threat is shrinking. BARRY RUBIN, director of the GLORIA Center, speculates on if the Egyptian military will support the supposedly "moderate" Muslim Brotherhood regime in Egypt, and howthe Israeli election results reveals that Israel did not elect an Obama style government. ROSEMARY JENKS, the director of government relations at numbersusa.com, explains the "Amnesty 2.0" new immigration bill showing that, "this isn't actually a plan; it's s wish-list for interest groups", and condemning Republican folly that this bill will help them gain the Hispanic vote. DIANA WEST, from dianawest.com, reviews Hillary Clinton's Senate hearing, and wonders how the administration can misinterpret the clear black flag of jihad; while trying to convince America that Al Qaeda's threat is shrinking. CHRISTIAN WHITON, the principal at DC International Advisory LLC,

ADAM KREDO, senior writer for the Washington Free Beacon, warns of the national security consequences of a Hagel nomination, referencing Hagel's close ties with Iranian interest groups and his desires to pare down the Pentagon, leaving America with a "hollow force" to face up and coming Islamist regimes. GAL LUFT, author of Petropoly: The Collapse of America's Energy Security Paradigm, knows how to solve the American energy dependence problem. In this exclusive interview, he explains how one simple piece of legislation could cripple OPEC and remove American reliance on foreign oil. KORI SCHAKE, research fellow at the Hoover Institution, explains that the Obama doctrine will lead to fewer states being willing to step forward to solve problems when they learn how America has treated her allies based on aid given to France in Mali and the hasty withdrawal in Afghanistan. ANDY McCARTHY, senior fellow at the National Review Institute, asks why we sending F-16s and tanks to an anti-Semitic and anti-Christian Egyptian regime that is cozying up to Iran, one of America's biggest threats.

ROGER NORIEGA, from the American Enterprise Institute, explains the effects that upcoming immigrant legislation will have, interprets Venezuelan vice president Maduro's assassination claims, and critiques current negotiations between Colombian authorities and  narco-terrorists. STEPHEN HUNTER, Pulitzer Prize winning author of the upcoming The Third Bullet, offers exclusive insight into the creation of the conspiracy theory in his new book, and condemns the politicians that "pirouette on the political platform" raised from the tragedy of the Sandy Hook shootings. CLAUDIA ROSETT, the journalist-in-residence at Foundation for Defense of Democracy, analyzes the still resounding lack of clarity that Hillary Clinton's Senate hearing left for the American people, and the "pass the buck" mentality that has prevailed in the administration through the whole affair. GORDAN CHANG, columnist at forbes.com, exposes the inclement threat that North Korea's rapidly advancing missile program will have on the US and her allies, and reports on the UN conference that has led to China demanding more than $100 billion a year from the US to clean up their pollution.

FRED GRANDY of the Center for Security Policy, deconstructs the recent Benghazi hearing and criticizes the Senate Republicans for coming ill-prepared. Fred and Frank agree that Clinton's "what difference does it make" comment was almost certainly planned, and Republicans should have expected such an outburst. The Washington Free Beacon's ADAM KREDO questions how anyone could believe the claims Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel is making now about his supposed beliefs. After all, Kredo points out, Hagel suddenly "apparently holds none of the positions he's held for the past twenty-plus years". Kredo and Frank also discuss Obama's continued insistence in sending arms to the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, even though the agreement was made with a government that no longer exists. REZA KAHLILI, a former CIA agent within the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, describes to Frank an inside source's account of a recent covert operation directed against Iran--an attack on its nuclear facility in Fordow. According to Kahlili, certain Western countries and Israel are most likely behind the mission, since there have been strong rumors as of late that they were preparing for such an operation. Kahlili predicts that Iran, having gathered the same information itself, is likely to strike back at Israel through Hezbollah. The fact that Iran has mastered multiple chemical agents, including smallpox and anthrax, makes its likely attempt at retaliation all the more concerning. BILL GERTZ, columnist at The Washington Times, takes a look at the decision made Wednesday to allow women into positions of direct combat within the military. This attempt at social engineering is problematic, he insists, because the United States military's purpose is not one of job creation or equal opportunity workplaces--it is about fighting wars, and winning. Gertz also discusses newly uncovered evidence that points to China creating a rail system for the ICBM's, with which it will be able to both transport and launch it's missiles.

With Elaine Donnelly, Thomas Donnelly, Clare Lopez, and Fred Fleitz. ELAINE DONNELLY, the founder and president of the Center for Military Readiness, discusses with Frank how the current administration is forcing its social agenda upon the military with Leon Panetta's announcement yesterday to open all combat jobs in the military to women. THOMAS DONNELLY, the AEI Director of the Center for Defense Studies, explains how sequestration will impend the military's readiness creating a hollow force and supportive civilian industry. CLARE LOPEZ, a senior fellow at www.radicalislam.org, examines Hillary Clinton's Senate hearing from yesterday and explains how the current administration is just beginning to realize that they have opened 'a Pandora's box' with the aid that they provided to depose Libyan dictator Gaddafi. Finally, FRED FLEITZ, from www.lignet.com, analyzes everything from how the administration lied about Benghazi, to instability in Tunisia, and finally the threat of a successful North Korean long-range missile test by the end of the year.